PRAYING IN THE SPIRIT!

 EVERYDAY IN THE WORD!

MONDAY MAY 22, 2023.

SUBJECT : PRAYING IN THE SPIRIT! 

Memory verse: "But you, beloved, building yourselves up on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Spirit." (Jude 20.) 

READ: Romans 8 vs 26 -27; Ephesians 6 vs 18:

Romans 8:26: Likewise the Spirit also helps in our weaknesses. For we do not know what we should pray for as we ought, but the Spirit Himself makes intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered. 

8:27: Now He who searches the hearts knows what the mind of the Spirit is, because He makes intercession for the saints according to the Will of God.

Ephesians 6:18: Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, being and watchful to this end with all perseverance and supplication for all the saints.

INTIMATION:

Praying in the Holy Spirit means praying in the power and strength of the Holy Spirit. And it is a God ordained program for your spiritual build-up. God knows our weaknesses, and imperfections. For this reason He sent His only Son, Jesus Christ, to do that which is impossible with us. And for the same reason Christ promised us the Holy Spirit, who will dwell with and in us when He goes back to the Father to ensure we remain connected to Him; "And I will pray the Father, and He will give you another Helper, that He may abide with you forever. I will not live you orphans; I will come to you." (John 14 vs 16 & 18.)

As a believer, you are not left to your own resources to cope with problems. Even when you don't know the right words to pray, the Holy Spirit prays with and for you, and God answers. With God helping you pray, you don't need to be afraid to come before Him. Ask the Holy Spirit to intercede for you "according to the Will of God."

The forces against us are spiritual, so we have to confront them from the spirit realm, as the flesh hasn't enough force to handle them; "...The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak" (Mark 14 vs 38). The Holy Spirit helps us transcend the physical realm into the heavenly. Until you are able to engage the help of the Holy Spirit in prayer, you may never experience true breakthrough in your Christian life.

The apostle Paul says in Ephesians 6 vs 12, "For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places." Since these forces of opposition operate from the spirit realm, which most times are beyond our human comprehension, God has also given us a weapon that grants us access to the throne room of heaven, which they also do not understand; "For he who speaks in a tongue does not speak to men, but to God: for no one understands him; however, in the spirit he speaks mysteries." (First Corinthians 14 vs 2.)

When you pray in the Spirit, no one, including the devil, knows what you are saying as you are speaking to God alone in mysteries. The Spirit takes you into heaven's frequency, enabling you to pray with precision the express Will of God; interceding on your behalf, He picks up what is in your heart, presents it to God, and in turn delivers the answer from God to you.

There is a limit to which your physical strength can take you in prayer. Though we recognize our limitations, we will not congratulate ourselves and rest at that. Instead, we will turn to God to seek pathways for effectiveness. Jesus said in Second Corinthians 12 vs 9; "....For My strength is made perfect in weakness." We receive the strength to overcome our weaknesses through our 'Helper'—the Holy Spirit. 

Praying in the spirit is a spirit-to-Spirit communication, and thus is our surest way of connecting heaven for earthly interventions. If the enemy is coming against you like a flood, you can't expect to resist him as a stream. But when you switch over to the spirit, the Holy Spirit helps you to raise a standard against the enemy (Isaiah 59 vs 19). What happens when you switch over to the Spirit is that you are releasing the rivers of living water that flows in you as a Spirit-filled believer. The Spirit of God knows the things of God, and when the Spirit helps us in our weaknesses, our victory is guaranteed. 

It is time to lean on the help of the Spirit, to kindle an unquenchable fire on your prayer altar. Call on Him to help you. "Spirit of God, Helper of the Church, help me! Put a new fire in my prayer altar. Help me to maintain a winning prayer life." Until you realize your helplessness without the Holy Spirit, you may die in struggles. But when you lean on the Spirit, you keep on leaping through life.

There are times when you pray and you know your prayer is not going beyond the ceiling. It is as if heaven is locked up and you can't get through. Switch over to the Spirit. Let Him clear the way and create a thoroughfare to heaven for you, so you can enjoy sweet communion with your Heavenly Father. The Holy Spirit not only boosts our access in communication, but also helps us overcome every prayer weakness in order to sustain the fire of God on our prayer altars.

Prayer: Abba Father, empower me in my prayer altar with the help of my Senior Partner—the Holy Spirit, who intercedes for me and praying aright according to Your will, that I may receive my petitions, in Jesus’ Name I have prayed. Amen.

PRAISE THE LORD!