PRAY IN THE SPIRIT – Thursday July 13th 2017
Memorise:
Like the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities: for we know not what we
should pray for as we ought: but the Spirit itself maketh intercession
for us with groanings which cannot be uttered. Romans 8:26
Read: Romans 8:26-27 (KJV)
8:26 Likewise
the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities: for we know not what we should
pray for as we ought: but the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us
with groanings which cannot be uttered.
8:27 And
he that searcheth the hearts knoweth what is the mind of the Spirit,
because he maketh intercession for the saints according to the will of
God.
Bible in one year: 2nd Samuel 1-2, Ezekiel 7:5-22, Hymn: Sing hymn 15
MESSAGE:
Prayer
is very important for every Christian. Most times, we pray in the
language that we speak and understand, but sometimes, we get into a fix,
not knowing exactly how best to pray on a particular subject matter.
This may be caused by our limited knowledge of the situation or of the
people involved in it. There are also times in which we are so weighed
down by the pressure of life that our understanding cannot string
together the right words with which we ought to pray. Our Heavenly
Father knew ahead of time that we would find ourselves in such
situations, and so He made provision for the Holy Spirit to help us out
at such times. This ministry of the Holy Spirit is revealed to us in Romans 8:26, which says,
“Likewise
the spirit also helpth our infirmities: for we know not what we should
pray for as we ought: but the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us
with groanings which cannot be uttered.”
This
passage of Scripture clearly tells us that we do not know how best to
pray. In other words, no matter how good you are in crafting prayers,
the Holy Spirit knows better what needs to be said in prayer at any
given time, and He will help you if only you can pray about issues in
the spirit. The Holy Spirit can cover grounds that we cannot cover. For
example, I cannot be at the Redemption Camp in Nigeria and know what is
going on in Australia, England and other parts of the world, but the
Holy Spirit knows everything. Even when I am at the Redemption Camp, I
may not know how many women are in the maternity centre, there calling
on God to assist them in delivering safely, but the Holy Spirit knows
this. So when I do not know how to pray anymore, I hand it over to the
Holy Spirit. He knows who needs prayers the most in any part of the
world, and He will pray through me for them according to their need,
even though I do not realise exactly what I am praying about. This is
why I find it quite disturbing to hear that even the Pentecostal
circles; there are some churches where they hardly pray in tongues. The
Bible says we do not know how to pray as we should. Since you don’t know
how to pray, why don’t you let the Holy Spirit help you by praying
through you? Pray regularly in tongues. Pray at least for one hour
daily, speaking in tongues as the Holy Spirit gives you utterance.
Prayer Point
Spirit of Truth, knowing my limitations, please pray regularly through me with Your perfect knowledge of my situation.
Open
Heavens Daily Devotional guide was written by Pastor E.A. Adeboye, the
General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, one of the
largest evangelical Church in the world and also the President of Christ
the Redeemer's Ministries.
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