OUR PARTNER IN PRAYER

(The Holy Spirit Sides With Us In Prayer)
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Saturday, January 11th 2025
Pastor Chris Oyakhilome PhD

TO THE BIBLE:
Romans 8:26 KJV
“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.”

LET’S TALK
The word “helpeth” in our opening verse comes from the Greek word “synantilambanomai,” which is a complex term meaning “to strive together with” or “to take hold of something together, against an opposing force.” This gives us a clear picture of what intercession is all about and how God expects us to engage in it.

For example, if I join forces with you against someone, it means we’re on the same side. In intercession, God teams up with us against the enemy. So, when Paul wrote, “The Spirit also helpeth our infirmities,” he was letting us know that the Holy Spirit partners with us in prayer against the enemy, especially when we’re praying for those who are unable to help themselves. The word “infirmities” comes from the Greek word “Astheneia,” which refers to a form of weakness or limitation—when someone lacks the strength or ability they need.

Imagine someone who’s been seriously ill for a long time and is now too weak to claim the healing and health that Christ has already provided. Who’s holding them back? Satan. But God wants to heal them. So, the Holy Spirit comes alongside us to pray for that person. We stand in the gap for them, and together with the Holy Spirit, we rebuke the enemy. This means the Holy Spirit is an intercessor, and He carries out this ministry through us. It also means He’s not the one causing the problem or holding anything back. He’s on our side, helping us.

If you’ve been praying for a friend or a family member to come to Christ, remember there’s no need to try and convince God to save them. The Holy Spirit is already on your side, praying with you against the enemy who’s blinding their mind from receiving God’s truth. Take full advantage of this incredible partnership with the Holy Spirit today.

GO DEEPER
Romans 8:26-27 AMPC
So too the [Holy] Spirit comes to our aid and bears us up in our weakness; for we do not know what prayer to offer nor how to offer it worthily as we ought, but the Spirit Himself goes to meet our supplication and pleads in our behalf with unspeakable yearnings and groanings too deep for utterance. 27 And He Who searches the hearts of men knows what is in the mind of the [Holy] Spirit [what His intent is], because the Spirit intercedes and pleads [before God] in behalf of the saints according to and in harmony with God’s will.

1 Timothy 2:1-3
I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men; 2 For kings, and for all that are in authority; that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty. 3 For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Saviour;

PRAY
Dear Father, thank you for the extraordinary ministry of the Holy Spirit in my life as He sides with me in prayer against the adversary. Even now, as I pray, He takes over my vocal cords and gets me in sync with your will, helping me to pray aright, and causing circumstances to align with your perfect will, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.

DAILY BIBLE READING
ONE YEAR
Matthew 8:28-9:1-17, Genesis 27-28

TWO YEAR
Acts 8:14-25, Esther 3-4

ACT
At your prayer times today, be conscious of the fact that that you are helped in prayer by the Holy Spirit.

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