Romans8:26"LikewisetheSpiritalsohelpethour infirmities:forweknownotwhatweshouldprayforaswe ought:buttheSpirititselfmakethintercessionforuswith groaningswhichcannotbeuttered."
Meaning:NotonlydoestheChristianintercedeonthebehalfof others,buttheHolySpiritintercedesbeforeGodonthebehalf ofeveryChristian.TheHolySpirit'sintercessionforusiswith groaningswhichcannotbeuttered,andisaccordingtothewill ofGod(v.26,27).TheconfidenceofRomans8:28,"Andwe knowthatallthingsworktogetherforgood"isbecausewe knowthattheHolySpiritisintercedingonourbehalf.
Application:Whereweareweakinprayer,theHoly Spirithelpsus.Wemightnotknowexactlywhatto saytoGodorhowtosayit,buttheHolySpiritsaysit forus.Wecouldnothaveabetterrepresentative beforeGodthantheHolySpirit.Wecanhinderour Intercessor,theHolySpirit,whenwegrieveHim (Ephesians4:30),vexHim(Isaiah63:10),resistHim (Acts7:51),temptHim(Acts5:9),quenchHim(I Thessalonians5:19),orlietoHim(Acts5:3).The HolySpiritisthebeliever'sindwellingAdvocateto helpwithhisignoranceandinfirmities!
OtherVersesforStudy:Luke22:31,32;Romans8:15,34; Galatians4:6,7;Ephesians6:18;Hebrews7:25;Jude20
1.TheHolySpirit'sintercedingforusisalwaysaccordingtowhat?
2.WhataretwothingsthatwillhindertheHolySpiritinterceding forus?
3.WithwhattwothingsdoestheHolySpirithelpus?