Romans 8:10-28 And if Christ be in you, the body is dead because of sin; but the Spirit is life because of righteousness. But if the Spirit of him that raised up Jesus from the dead dwell in you, he that raised up Christ from the dead shall also quicken your mortal bodies by his Spirit that dwelleth in you. Therefore, brethren, we are debtors, not to the flesh, to live after the flesh. For if ye live after the flesh, ye shall die: but if ye through the Spirit do mortify the deeds of the body, ye shall live. For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God. For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father. The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God: And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer with him, that we may be also glorified together. For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us. For the earnest expectation of the creature waiteth for the manifestation of the sons of God. For the creature was made subject to vanity, not willingly, but by reason of him who hath subjected the same in hope, Because the creature itself also shall be delivered from the bondage of corruption into the glorious liberty of the children of God. For we know that the whole creation groaneth and travaileth in pain together until now. And not only they, but ourselves also, which have the firstfruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting for the adoption, to wit, the redemption of our body. For we are saved by hope: but hope that is seen is not hope: for what a man seeth, why doth he yet hope for? But if we hope for that we see not, then do we with patience wait for it. 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. 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. And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.
This whole passage starts out with the statement “And if Christ be in you”. Verse 9 tells us that “if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of His.” The promise of Romans 8:28 is only to those who have Christ in them. Today is Eater Sunday and there is no better day to receive Christ into your heart and life than today.
The word Spirit is used 10 times in these 18 verses. The essence of the passage is stated in verse 16 where it says that the “Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit”. God has given us His Spirit “What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own? For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God's. I Corinthians 6:19) to help us “our infirmities”, to remind us that we are His children who have received “the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father”, and that God knows what He is doing even when things seem at their worst. (Verses 18, 27).
An interesting note on verse 26 is the part where the Bible says that “the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us with groaning which cannot be uttered.” Have you ever been so frustrated or overwhelmed by a situation in your life that you did not even know what or how to pray about it? Maybe you were so overwhelmed that all you could do was groan in emotional or physical pain. Perhaps you were even afraid to pray about it because you were afraid that you would ask for the wrong thing. This passage is God’s promise that even when all you can do is groan, the Holy Spirit will interpret and translate that prayer before God for whatever is best and needed. What a precious promise to know my prayers will always be heard and that no matter what I ask for or do not ask for God will do what is best.
Aloha in Christ,
Pastor Wayne
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