Perhaps, but He certainly hasn't stopped interceding for you...
To intercede means to mediate; to act between parties with a view to reconcile those who differ or contend. If you can grasp the true nature of intercession, your life will change, because mediation between heaven and earth is a powerful concept, and it is something in which we have the privilege of participating. Intercession does not always mean prayer, although this type of mediation can be accomplished through prayer.
Hebrews 7 tells us that Jesus is able to save to the uttermost those who draw near to God through Him, and that this saving is possible because He always lives to intercede on their behalf. Ponder a change in your paradigm for a moment and consider that this may not mean what you’ve always thought. This verse does not say that Jesus is in heaven praying for you 24/7 in order that you might be saved and sanctified. If we understand what His work of intercession was, we can see that it is completed, yet it continues because of who He is, the Son who has been appointed as our high priest forever. The high priests that served on this earth were just a shadow of who He is and the position He now fills, and He mediates a better covenant that does not require maintenance like theirs did. It is finished. So now, simply because He exists and holds this position, His mediation (or intercession) continues unabated - He remains the sole mediator between God and man, the only way to access the kingdom.
We have the privilege of representing and releasing His act of intercession and we do that in part through prayer – prayers that are founded upon and draw from His finished work. We also intercede (or mediate) in part by the ministry of reconciliation, in which we declare (speak, proclaim) God’s message unto men that they need to be reconciled to Him. Christ’s accomplishments and existence facilitate our ability to distribute what He has finished, and we do that through our own intercession as the Spirit leads.
Take a few moments out of your busy day and really ponder the implications of these next few thoughts. The Greek word translated as intercession in Hebrews 7:25 is an intensified version of another word that means “to hit the bulls-eye." The intensifier creates a new word and takes the idea of hitting the mark to another level, because this new word (intercession) means "to obtain by hitting the mark." It expresses the idea that something is obtained when the mark is hit. With this in mind, consider that the Greek word that is translated as “sin” in Romans 3:23 literally means "to miss the mark." So the meaning of intercession is essentially the opposite of the meaning of sin, but with the added element of obtaining something.
I believe a clear picture of intercession is found in 2 Timothy 2:10, where Paul encourages us to endure everything for the sake of those chosen from among the called, that they also may “obtain” the salvation that is in Christ Jesus with eternal glory. How much are we willing to endure in order to intercede on behalf of the lost? In Romans 5 we’re told that through Christ we have “obtained” access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and we rejoice in hope of the glory of God. What will we do when we meet someone today who needs to obtain this access in order to rejoice with us?
Intercede for them: cry out to the Father on their behalf and proclaim the message of reconciliation to them.
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