Our Helper in Times of Weakness
ICS Daily Devotions
Romans 8:26-27 (NKJV) 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.
One of the works of the Holy Spirit in our lives is to intercede through us when we are distressed.
The Holy Spirit is very sensitive to our emotions because He cares for us deeply. It is during our moments of weakness and deep distress that He prays through us with groanings that come from deep within our hearts, from the “spirit man”. He makes intercession for us through our speaking in tongues. The wonderful thing is this intercession in the Spirit will be in accordance with the will of God for our lives. It is after we have partnered with, or yielded to the Holy Spirit interceding through us that we say all things work for the good of those who love God. It is when we know that it is the Holy Spirit praying through us that we feel His closeness and sense His love, His grace, His mercy, and His faithfulness in journeying with us. There will be a release in our hearts and peace will fill our entire beings.
The Holy Spirit also help us to express everything that is within us. What we can’t utter in a known language due to the distress, overwhelming emotional turmoil, will be poured out to God with the help of the Holy Spirit and He will comfort us in this process when we yield to Him. He will also bring into our remembrance the promises of God, which in turn will bring faith into our hearts. It is also during this moment of fellowship with the Holy Spirit that He will grant us godly ideas, divine strategies and creativity to help us. He is our Teacher, and He can give practical ideas too because He doesn’t just teach us the Bible. There are no industries in this world that He cannot help you with because He is creator of everything. On the day of creation, the Holy Spirit was the one who brought everything that was spoken by God into being. He is always standing by us, and ready to help and play the roles that have been assigned to Him. Therefore, we can tune to His voice and His leading throughout the day—this is how close the presence of God is in our lives.
Therefore, let us be bold to enter the presence of God. Let us worship at His footstool and seek His face. There will never be any form of afflictions and tribulations that God cannot overcome with you.
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