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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. Romans 8:26 NKJV
In today’s reading of Romans 8, you are told that those who live according to the Spirit have set their minds to the things of the Spirit (8:5). You won’t do so perfectly, but doing so at all means the Spirit is at work in you.
What happens when you feel so spiritually weak that you aren’t even able to pray as you ought? Two truths spring to life from today’s passage. First, the Spirit Himself prays for you in such instances (Romans 8:26). And second, there is no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus (Romans 8:1).
This isn’t an admonition to go easier on yourself when you are straying spiritually. Instead, it’s an encouragement to trust in and rejoice that God isn’t finished with you. What’s more, if you are experiencing His guidance, direction, and correction, take heart.
God will be faithful to complete the work He started in you.
Prayer: Lord, I confess to being prideful when I’m checking all the spiritual boxes, and I’m also quick to give up hope when I’m not doing so. Thank You for reminding me that the Spirit is both interceding for and transforming me.
In today’s reading of Romans 8, you are told that those who live according to the Spirit have set their minds to the things of the Spirit (8:5). You won’t do so perfectly, but doing so at all means the Spirit is at work in you.
What happens when you feel so spiritually weak that you aren’t even able to pray as you ought? Two truths spring to life from today’s passage. First, the Spirit Himself prays for you in such instances (Romans 8:26). And second, there is no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus (Romans 8:1).
This isn’t an admonition to go easier on yourself when you are straying spiritually. Instead, it’s an encouragement to trust in and rejoice that God isn’t finished with you. What’s more, if you are experiencing His guidance, direction, and correction, take heart.
God will be faithful to complete the work He started in you.
Prayer: Lord, I confess to being prideful when I’m checking all the spiritual boxes, and I’m also quick to give up hope when I’m not doing so. Thank You for reminding me that the Spirit is both interceding for and transforming me.
