{"id":1807,"date":"2010-06-27T21:52:43","date_gmt":"2010-06-28T02:52:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ministryofgrace.org\/blog\/?p=1807"},"modified":"2010-06-27T21:52:43","modified_gmt":"2010-06-28T02:52:43","slug":"romans-827-holy-intercessor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ministryofgrace.org\/test\/romans-827-holy-intercessor\/","title":{"rendered":"Romans 8:27 – Holy Intercessor"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Romans 8:27 – Holy Intercessor
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Now He who searches the hearts knows what the mind of the Spirit is,<\/em> because He makes intercession for the saints according to the will of<\/em> God.<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n

Truth to Learn<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

The Holy Spirit knows what to say and how to say it when He prays to the Father for us.<\/p>\n

Behind the Words<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

The word translated \u201csearches\u201d is the Greek verb ereuna\u014d<\/em>, which means \u201cto investigate, explore, or make inquiry.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cMind\u201d is translated from phronema<\/em>, a derivative of the verb phrone\u014d<\/em>, meaning \u201cto think or to have a mind set.\u201d Hence, phronema<\/em> means \u201cthe thinking or mindset<\/em>\u201d that is to say \u201cthe tendency or inclination of the mind<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIntercession\u201d is translated from the Greek word enthugchan\u014d<\/em>. We looked at a form of this word in yesterday\u2019s verse. It is a compound word made up of en<\/em>, meaning \u201cin\u201d and thugchan\u014d<\/em>, which literally means \u201cto strike an opponent with a weapon.\u201d When these two words are combined, however, the word has the meaning of \u201cto fall in with or in behalf of another\u201d <\/em>or \u201cto make a defense or appeal with another person.\u201d<\/p>\n

The word translated \u201csaints\u201d is the Greek word hagios<\/em>, which means \u201ca holy one\u201d <\/em>or \u201csanctified (set-apart) one.\u201d Contrary to the teaching of the Roman Catholic Church, you don\u2019t have to be canonized in order to be a saint. Anyone who has accepted Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior has been justified and cleansed of all sins, has been set-apart (sanctified) by God as His own, and is referred to as a \u201csaint\u201d in the New Testament.<\/p>\n

Meaning Explained<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

In the previous verse Paul told us that the Spirit of God within us prays for us when we are spiritually or physically weak. There are many who believe that this verse applies to us any time we are praying since, compared to God, we are always weak. But whether it is in those times when we think we are weak or at all times since we are spiritually weak compared to Him, the Holy Spirit is our perfect prayer partner.<\/p>\n

Notice that the words \u201cthe will of\u201d are in italics in our translation (The New King James Version). These are words inserted by the translators; there are no equivalent words in the Greek text. A more literal translation of the last phrase of the current verse would be: \u201cbecause He makes intercession for the saints according to God.\u201d That is to say, the intercessory work of the Holy Spirit is according to what God has determined, not according to our wants or desires.<\/p>\n

When we put this all together we see why the Holy Spirit is such a perfect prayer partner. It is because He (God, who is the one who searches our hearts and knows us even better than we know ourselves) also knows what His own thinking is and, therefore, can speak directly to the Father for us in the most effective way and in perfect keeping with the will and purpose of God the Father.<\/p>\n

Application<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

I have heard Christians say, \u201cI\u2019m not very good at praying.\u201d What Paul is telling us is that we don\u2019t have to be. In Phillipians 4:6<\/strong> he tells us, \u201clet your requests be made known to God.\u201d We don\u2019t have to use a lot of theological words, with an occasional \u201cThee\u201d and \u201cThou\u201d sprinkled in. We simply have to open our hearts and talk directly to God. Then, the Holy Spirit will be our interpreter, our representative to the Father.<\/p>\n

In God\u2019s service, for His glory,<\/strong><\/p>\n

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