Post by clarkthompson on Aug 17, 2013 15:59:19 GMT
Romans 8:24-28
KJV(i)24 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? 25 But if we hope for that we see not, then do we with patience wait for it. 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. 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. 28 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.
24 We are saved by trusting. And trusting means looking forward to getting something we don’t yet have—for a man who already has something doesn’t need to hope and trust that he will get it. 25 But if we must keep trusting God for something that hasn’t happened yet, it teaches us to wait patiently and confidently. 26 And in the same way—by our faith*—the Holy Spirit helps us with our daily problems and in our praying. For we don’t even know what we should pray for nor how to pray as we should, but the Holy Spirit prays for us with such feeling that it cannot be expressed in words. 27 And the Father who knows all hearts knows, of course, what the Spirit is saying as he pleads for us in harmony with God’s own will. 28 And we know that all that happens to us is working for our good if we love God and are fitting into his plans.
Inc. Tyndale House Publishers (2012-05-25). The Living Bible (Kindle Locations 41711-41720). Tyndale House Publishers. Kindle Edition.
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24 Our hope is in Christ's death and rising again to life and our hope is we do the same. When hope is een it becomes an action and is no longer a thought. The difference between faith and hope is faith is beliving in the unseen. Hope is wating undone things to happen. Hope and faith often are together.
25 Our patience grows as we wait for our hopes to come true. It is hard at times to wait for things we have long hoped for to happen but after it happens we see it was worthbthe wait.
26 The Spirit can heal us from sickness as we were healed from our sins. Sometimes we may be so depressed by what is going on that we can not get words out in prayer but our groanings will be as a prayer to the Lord because somethings are not spoken.
27 Our prayers will be answered as long as it goes with the Lord's will. The Spirit can also know what 3we truly want even if we do not know what we want ourselves.
28 We should always want to follow after the goodness of the Lord's will. God's purpose is layed out in His word and as well the Spirit leads us to His will but, His plan will never go against His word.
