“But if the Spirit of Him that raised up Jesus from the dead dwell in you, He that raised up Christ from the dead shall also quicken your mortal bodies by His Spirit that dwelleth in you” (Romans 8:11).

“Who His own self bore our sins in His own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes ye were healed” (I Peter 2:24).

“Wherefore, He is able to save them to the uttermost that come unto God by Him, seeing He ever liveth to make intercession for them” (Hebrews 7:25).

The second verse of the moving old hymn, Arise, My Soul, Arise, speaks of Christ’s intercessory work on our behalf and the basis on which His prayers are accepted.

“Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need” (Hebrews 4:16).

There is a beautiful old hymn, seldom sung anymore, entitled, Arise, My Soul, Arise, written by the great hymn writer, Charles Wesley.

“Verily, verily, I say unto you, if a man keep my saying, He shall never see death” (John 8:51).