Romans 8.26
The Spirit helps us in our weakness; for we do not
know how to pray as we ought, but that very Spirit intercedes with sighs too
deep for words.
Paul knows that the world is
not as it should be, and longs for change. In the passage that precedes this,
Paul has spoken about “the whole of
creation groaning in labour pains”, waiting for God to bring to birth his
new kingdom, “the revealing of the
children of God.” But sometimes, for him, and for us, that change can seem
to be a long time coming. Paul compares it to a woman in labour, knowing
something good will happen, but going through pain in the process. Sometimes we can’t even find the words to express
what we feel and long for.
At these times, says Paul,
God’s Spirit prays within us “with sighs
too deep for words”. We don’t have to know what we want to say to God. He
knows what is on our hearts.
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Today, just sit with God and remind yourself that he
knows what you feel and need. Can you trust that he hears you even when you
can’t find the words you need?
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