Paul Exalts the Work of the Helper in us and to us
Romans
8:26-27 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. NKJV
Paul has shown us that our hope in Christ is
something blessed and it makes us long for Him to be with Him as Paul himself
was in such a strait when speaking to the Philippians by saying, Philippians 1:19-23 For I know that this
will turn out for my deliverance through your prayer and the supply of the
Spirit of Jesus Christ, according to my earnest expectation and hope that in
nothing I shall be ashamed, but with all boldness, as always, so now also
Christ will be magnified in my body, whether by life or by death. For to me, to
live is Christ, and to die is gain. But if I live on in
the flesh, this will mean fruit from my labor; yet what I shall
choose I cannot tell. For I am hard-pressed between the two, having a desire to
depart and be with Christ, which is far better. NKJV Paul used the
same words “earnest expectation” here to the Philippians that he used in Romans 8:19 when describing how the
whole earth and creation waits for the true sons and daughters of God to be
made visible as right now they are not all known or are they all together in
the same physical location. Paul also uses the same word “hope” hear as he used
in Romans 8:24-25 when describing
the purpose of our salvation in Christ. Paul spoke these words to the
Philippians with great anticipation and the confident expectation that God the
Holy Spirit would make him bold and would magnify or make clearly visible
Christ in him the hope or confident expectation of glory whether he was killed
in prison or whether he lived on longer.
Likewise Paul now comes to exalt even more the work
of God the Holy Spirit in us when we are engaged in the privilege of
talking with our Heavenly Father, as this is also a time of intense spiritual
warfare. Literally the Holy Spirit takes hold of the weakness in our prayers and
forms them in accordance to God’s will or desires. Often we all can testify
that when we began to speak to our Heavenly Father we find ourselves praying
for someone we had no intention or thought to even mention at the beginning.
Contrary to the popular message we hear often today of health, wealth, and
prosperity, God the Father is not interested in those things being manifested
in our lives apart from holiness of life. A healthy, wealthy, and materially
prosperous person that names the Name of Jesus Christ and lives an ungodly and
unholy life is an abomination to God the Father and He does not have fellowship
or communion with such a person (2
Timothy 2:19). It is the Holy Spirit who places the desire in our hearts to
pray to the Father about a particular issue or person or persons. Although we
have been reborn, regenerated, and redeemed we still find it hard to know what
or who we should pray for as it would agree with the Father’s will, therefore,
God the Holy Spirit places a desire or burden in and upon our hearts that won’t
go away until we bring it before the Throne of our Father and seek His Wisdom
about the person, place, or thing. Even though the Scripture is clear that we
have been given the mind of Christ, it is still influenced by the assaults from
the world, our flesh, and the devil and so it is still feeble and needs to be energized
by the Spirit as He conforms us into the image of our Lord, Master, and Savior
Jesus Christ.
Sometimes when we are on our knees or on our faces
before our Heavenly Father and a half hour has passed and we have yet to
verbally utter one word this is the time I feel Paul is referring to here that
God the Holy Spirit takes that seemingly emptiness and lifts up to our Father
the inner desires of our hearts that we ourselves may not even be aware are
there and turns them into praise, worship, and reverence to the Father and also
confession of sin, for it is certain that we are not aware of all of our
offences each and every day. Often times our prayers can become cold and rigid
and formal and rehearsed lacking passion, fear, awe, and reverence. It is the
Comforter, the Helper, the Divine Spirit that steps in at these times and at
all times teaching us from His Word and empowering our prayers for God the
Father’s and our Lord Jesus Christ Glory (John
14:26). The writer of Hebrews spoke of how our Lord Jesus Christ would
through the Holy Spirit give or render help and support to His sons and
daughters in our times of distress, depression, or discomfort by saying this, Hebrews 2:16-18 For indeed He does not give
aid to angels, but He does give aid to the seed of Abraham. Therefore, in all
things He had to be made like His brethren, that He might be a merciful
and faithful High Priest in things pertaining to God, to make
propitiation for the sins of the people. For in that He Himself has suffered,
being tempted, He is able to aid those who are tempted. NKJV
Our Lord Jesus sits right now on His Throne of Grace
in His Glorified Body bearing still the scars of the pierced side and the holes
in His Hands and Feet, but He is also down here right now everywhere upon the
earth and elsewhere in His Universe and most importantly he is in you and me by
faith in the person of the 3rd member of the trinity God the Holy
Spirit giving each one of us the aid and help we need in prayer and in other
areas of our sojourn and pilgrimage here on earth. It is God the Holy Spirit
who searches our hearts our spirit to know what burdens us and He guides us
into prayer to the Father that will render us release from those heavy burdens
and emotions that we are able to bear up under the pressure and still rejoice
in our Lord Jesus Christ always and walk worthy of the high-calling we have
received in Him every day as He helps us. As the Proverb states, Proverbs 20:27 The spirit of a man is
the lamp of the LORD, Searching all the inner depths of his heart. NKJV Again
the writer of Hebrews makes the point of how our Lord wraps us up so in His
Love and Care that not one detail of our daily lives are out of His Sight and
He keeps us by His Power and Blood as it is written here in Hebrews 7:25 Therefore He is also able to
save to the uttermost those who come to God through Him, since He always lives
to make intercession for them. NKJV What shall we fear or worry over
knowing that our Lord Jesus through the Holy Spirit is constantly,
consistently, and continually making intercession for us as He Divinely
influences our hearts into the prayers that are God the Father’s Will and For
His Glory.
“Real prayer is communion with God, so that there
will be common thoughts between His mind and ours. What is needed is for Him to
fill our hearts with His thoughts, and then His desires will become our desires
flowing back to Him.” A. W. Pink
“Groanings which cannot be uttered are often prayers
which cannot be refused.” Charles Spurgeon
“Unless the Spirit of God is with us, we cannot
expect that our prayers will be answered.” D. L. Moody
“What is the reason that some believers are so much
brighter and holier than others? I believe the difference, in nineteen cases
out of twenty, arises from different habits about private prayer. I believe
that those who are not eminently holy pray little, and those who are eminently
holy pray much.” J. C. Ryle
“Is the Son of God praying in me, or am I dictating
to Him?... Prayer is not simply getting things from God, that is a most initial form of prayer; prayer
is getting into perfect communion with God. If the Son of God is formed in us
by regeneration, He will press forward in front of our common sense and change
our attitude to the things about which we pray. Prayer is not logical, it is a
mysterious moral working of the Holy Spirit.” Oswald Chambers
“From the very first moment of my new birth and
still to this very moment years later my soul has longed to pray or talk with
my Lord Jesus Christ always as much as my lungs long, desire, and need oxygen
to breathe in. I cannot image going a whole hour without speaking with my Lord
Jesus Christ, let alone a whole day.” Clifford D. Tate, Sr.
If you do not
know the Lord Jesus Christ and His amazing healing power, pray this from your
heart to the Lord Jesus Christ (you speaking directly to Him), Dear Lord Jesus,
I confess to You that I am a sinner and I need Your forgiveness. I believe You
shed Your Blood and died for my sins. I believe that You rose from the dead
proving that You alone are God. I repent of my sins. I want to turn from my
sins. I ask You Dear Lord Jesus to come into my heart and take control of my
life. I want You to be my Lord, Savior, and my God. Amen...
Sincerely in Christ,
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