As a parting promise to His disciples, Jesus committed to send another Advocate, the Holy Spirit. This Advocate or Helper is very active in our lives today! Each day this week, Pastor Jay will be sharing a way God is currently working through the Holy Spirit. Day 5: Intercession In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. We do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us through wordless groans. And he who searches our hearts knows the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for God’s people in accordance with the will of God. (Rom. 8:26-27) We can have assurance that when we do not know how to pray, the Holy Spirit will wisely intercede on our behalf that the Lords will be done. Have you ever felt that your prayers were flat? Unnecessary? Boring? Unproductive? Inadequate? Thomas Oden writes, There is nothing too subtle or dense for the Spirit to penetrate or too sinful for the Spirit to cleanse or too weary for the Spirit to refresh or too dark for the Spirit to understand or too dead for the Spirit to breathe life into again. The Spirit strives with us, prays for us, groans with us. I want to encourage you tonight with this: when you dont know which way to turn, when life seems to overwhelm you, when you are on the verge of complete frustration, allow the Holy Spirit to intercede on your behalf to the Father who loves you. Closing Question: Are you willing to accept the freedom the Spirit provides to your soul and prayer life?
Posted on: Sat, 06 Dec 2014 01:27:29 +0000
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