SATURDAY, DECEMBER 9
Psalm 25:1-22
Romans 8:26-28

Let’s serve the
Lord in His House.

THE SPIRIT INTERCEDING

Prayer is the most powerful but least used means of grace freely available to all believers. A key that unlocks the windows of Heaven, it seems altogether too heavy an instrument to lift. Many believers are so encumbered with the cares of this life that they find their prayer lives heavy and burdensome, to their own detriment and loss.

To the aid of such needy souls comes our blessed Comforter. Read Romans 8:26. This is the experience of every true child of God: we have all received needed assistance from the Comforter in our prayer life. He who is stranger to the Spirit’s help is still a stranger to true prayer.

Look back, and recall the times when prayer time was blotted out by every call from dawn till dusk. Everything and everyone claimed and received your attention. Then one day the gracious Spirit stirred within you, in the very depths of your being, caused your desire to turn to the Father, and the Spirit opened your eyes to see your sin of prayerlessness. Softly and tenderly the Comforter reminded you. “Child, the Father awaits at His throne of grace.” With gentle pleading the Spirit touched your soul, and caused you to respond.

O, how we thank the Spirit for His patience and longsuffering, for turning our hearts in repentance to the Father. Thank the Comforter for giving us the appetite for prayer, and for teaching us to pray for the right things – the spiritual things. Thank Him for stirring our hearts with deep contrition, causing us at times to weep and groan for our sins. Thank Him that even though no words escaped our mouth, He knows our every thought and desire, and every acceptable request was transmitted to the Father.

O blessed thought, that God our Saviour is also our Comforter and Helper, praying with us and for us!

THOUGHT: Is my prayer life growing or going?
PRAYER: Make me an intercessor, Lord.