"In the same way, the Spirit helps us ...". In the same way as what? Since Paul goes on to refer to the Spirit groaning, it presumably means that just as we groan, the Spirit groans within us.
There is a longing within us for something more, but often we do not know how to express this, or what to pray for. We just know we need something, and often pretty desperately! In these situations we can be confident that the Holy Spirit is interceding for us.
Now we know that God searches our hearts, He also knows the mind of the Spirit. So God also hears, and understands, the groans of the Spirit. And since the Spirit is the Spirit of God we can be confident that He intercedes in accordance with the will of God. So we might not know what to pray for, but we know that the Spirit is praying for exactly what we need. For the Holy Spirit knows the mind of God, and He knows what is in our hearts and minds.
In fact whatever the circumstances we can be sure of at least two prayers being offered on our behalf. Christ is at the right-hand of God interceding for us (Rom 8:34), defending us from all condemnation, and the Spirit is praying for the perfect thing that we need.
No comments:
Post a Comment