When We Are Weak….

Meditate on God’s Word.

And the Holy Spirit helps us in our weakness. For example, we don't know what God wants us to pray for. But the Holy Spirit prays for us with groanings that cannot be expressed in words.

Romans 8:26

Are you ever at a loss for words when you are praying? Is your burden so great that you just can’t speak? No words can express your grief, sadness, loss, insecurity or anxiety. The Holy Spirit has your back. He will stand up before our Heavenly Father and tell it like it is in your heart and soul. His words may sound like groanings—but they express just how you feel…and relieve that burden. Can you just feel it lifting from your shoulders? When we are weak and burdened, the Holy Spirit helps us.

Look at the verses prior to our focus Scripture today. Remember it is good to study God’s words in context. Paul was writing about lots of groaning going on in this portion of Scripture.

Yet what we suffer now is nothing compared to the glory he will reveal to us later. For all creation is waiting eagerly for that future day when God will reveal who his children really are. Against its will, all creation was subjected to God's curse. But with eager hope, the creation looks forward to the day when it will join God's children in glorious freedom from death and decay. For we know that all creation has been groaning as in the pains of childbirth right up to the present time. And we believers also groan, even though we have the Holy Spirit within us as a foretaste of future glory, for we long for our bodies to be released from sin and suffering. We, too, wait with eager hope for the day when God will give us our full rights as his adopted children, including the new bodies he has promised us. We were given this hope when we were saved. (If we already have something, we don't need to hope for it. But if we look forward to something we don't yet have, we must wait patiently and confidently.) Romans 8:18-25

When you are weak…pray if you can. If not, know that the Holy Spirit will groan for you.

It is exciting that this Scripture above also tells us that all creation is waiting eagerly for that future day when God will reveal who his children really are. Yes. I am sitting on the edge of my chair…waiting! I believe in Jesus as my Lord and Savior…but there are others that claim Jesus as their Savior, yet they wonder, may I say question or have doubts, about whether God will choose to take them to Heaven. Paul states here that we have this hope…we got it when we were saved. Now we must just wait patiently and confidently for Christ’s return. The longer it takes, the more I feel like groaning, but I’m trusting in God. He has a plan and only He knows when He will send Jesus back for His church. Come quickly Jesus.

Where will you be going when Christ returns for His church? If Jesus is your Savior, you can be assured that you will be going home to Heaven…along with several million other Christians. Christ told His followers to “be ready.”  Are you ready?

Prayer ~ Holy Spirit, I am as ready as I think I’ll ever be. As You groan to the Heavenly Father today, please ask Him to send Jesus soon.

Verse of Salvation ~ How you have helped the powerless! How you have saved the weak! Job 26:2

 Are you helping others by bringing them the Good News about Jesus Christ?

Friday’s Feast at the King’s Table

Dutch Baby Pancake, also known as Swedish Pancake, German Pancake or Puffed Apple Pancake, is one of my favorite breakfast foods, with or without apples. I’ve tried several recipes and I like this one with cinnamon and apples—similar to what my sister fixed once for us—thirty some years ago. I think that is why I like it so much. Sis made the best ones! One of the recipes I tried had a tablespoon of white sugar in it…but that is just poison to me, so I left it out. It’s good without it.

Dutch Baby Pancake – serves 2 

3 eggs

¾ cup milk

½ tsp vanilla

¾ cup gluten-free flour blend or regular flour

½ tsp cinnamon plus more to garnish

¼ tsp freshly ground salt

2 Tbsp butter

1 apple, sliced thinly

Heat oven to 425 degrees. Melt the butter in a ten or 12 inch cast iron skillet. Add the sliced apples, sprinkle with a little cinnamon, and cook for a few minutes. Wisk or blend ingredients together in a blender beginning with the eggs and milk. Add flour, salt, cinnamon. Pour the batter over the apples. Bake for about 20 minutes or until lightly browned. If using a convection oven, it may only take 15 minutes. Divide the pancake into two portions. Serve with toppings of your choice like fresh chopped berries or fruit, peanut butter, jelly, syrup, powdered sugar, or brown sugar. Enjoy!

© 2020 Text and photo by Mickey M. Hunacek. All rights reserved.

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