Worship is necessary for intercession. Worship lifts our eyes up off of ourselves and onto the Throne, where the Father sits and where the Lamb is on the right hand as our Great High Priest making intercession for us. Worship lifts us above the pressures of life and our present circumstances  and onto the prayer around the Throne. The angels and elders can’t look away: they continually sing their chorus, “Holy, Holy, Holy!” Nothing and no-one is forcing them to remain there, there’s no chain keeping them in place, they just are there to worship and behold God.

When I pray, I first begin by picturing in my mind the scene around the Throne room. When I lift my eyes up, I start to see things from God’s perspective. Out of this overflow of beholding and worship, I begin to get a heart for what’s on God’s heart. I picture myself joining the prayer meeting around the Throne, and then looking on the earth through this place. Then as I behold the God who upholds all things and can do all things, it makes it easy to ask Him to move and break in to situations in intercession. Seeing from God’s perspective in worship the natural outflow is to intercede for all things, such as salvation for a friend, for healing for a loved one, for unity for the church, even praying blessing for our enemies.

Worship and intercession are inseparable. The natural overflow of a worshipful heart is prayer/intercession. The natural overflow of intercession leads us back to worship as we see God is the only one who has the power to break into any situation, even the most dark and bring His light. When we see God move as we pray, hear testimonies of prayer, our hearts are filled with gratitude and praise. Next time you feel stuck in your prayer time or quiet time with God, or you want to fall asleep a few minutes into trying to go through your personal prayer list, try using worship music paired with your prayer time!