MID-WEEK MANNA FROM PASTOR NAT’S DESK:
July 24, 2024
Third Person of the Godhead Series – Part 20
PRAYER INTERCESSOR WHO MAKES ALL THINGS WORK FOR GOOD OF THE FAITHFUL
First, read Rom. 8:1-25 (KJV, RSV, or RV). Herein is clearly revealed that the precious blessings imparted through the Holy Spirit applies only to those “who walk after the Spirit, not after the flesh.” They are called “saints.”
John reveals more specific details regarding them: “Here is the patience of the saints: here are they that keep the commandments of God and have the faith of Jesus.” (Rev. 14: 12); they love Jesus by obeying His command: “If ye love Me, keep My commandments” (John 14:15), and following His example (John 15:10) They possess, not merely profess in lip service and practice Bible faith—the faith of Abraham, Isaac, Jacob; Christ’s faith; the apostles’ faith; the faith of all the named and unnamed saints immortalized in Hebrews chapter 11, which I call the Bible’s “Hall of Faith,”—-not the widely-accepted-and practiced counterfeit, presumption—which was the third class of temptation Satan subjected Jesus to in His 40-day fast weakened state in the wilderness (Matt 4).
Now this (all emphasis provided):
“Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities: for we know not what we should pray for as we ought: but the Spirit [Himself] maketh intercession for us with groanings that cannot be uttered.
“And He [God in Christ the Word] 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 [thus] we know that all things work together for [the] good [of] them that love God, to them who are called [and respond] according to His purpose.” Rom. 8:26-28, KJV. Prayer is the “breathe of the soul.” In the physical realm when we stop or are deprived of breathing for whatever cause or reason, we will die in a very short time. Infinitely deadlier is it in the spiritual life. And because of inherent human frailties, weaknesses, yea, infirmities which no mortal is spared while still alive, even the faithful and obedient saints fall short of fulfilling every single time the requirements of the divine “science” of the “effectual, fervent prayer of a righteous man.” (James 5:16).
Knowing infinitely more than finite human minds can ever attain in the yet-corruptible flesh nature, and how exactly to translate and/or reword our feeble word into the one spoken in the heavenly courts, the language Paul heard when taken in vision “to the third heavens, paradise itself, which is unlawful for man to utter” (2 Cor.12: 4, 1-2)—the Holy Spirit then accompanies these words, not with heavenly music, as majestic and moving it must be but “with groanings that cannot be uttered” or emoter by the human vocal chords and voice box.
How wonderfully comforting it is for all struggling saints—still traversing this antitypical Wilderness of Sin-cursed earth—to know that Jesus, the “First Comforter” is traveling with us every step of the way towards the heavenly Canaan as our Counselor, Guide, Sin and Burden-bearer, and Protector in and through the “another Comforter” in the Third Person of the Godhead! Indeed, “Ye are of God [the Godhead], little children, and have overcome them [false prophets and those have the spirit of the antichrist]: because GREATER is He that is IN you, than he that is in the world.” (1 John 4: 4).
To be continued next MWM, God willing. Bless all, NMF.