Prayer – Lord, I am at a loss for words. Speak for me, Holy Spirit—for You know just what to say. Thank you.
Likewise the Spirit also helps in our weaknesses. For
we do not know what we should pray for as we ought, but the Spirit Himself
makes intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered. Now He who
searches the hearts knows what the mind of the Spirit is, because He makes
intercession for the saints according to the will of God. Romans
8:26-27 NKJV
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| If you have no words... Don't crow--just listen. |
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? The choice is yours.
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?
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