February 17, 2025 – A Four-Ton Problem with a Two-Ton Truck
Romans 8:34-35
Sermon: 2064 Prayer, Part 2
Pray Over This
“Who is he who condemns? It is Christ who died, and furthermore is also risen, who is even at the right hand of God, who also makes intercession for us. Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword?”
Romans 8:34-35
Ponder This
A word is like a vehicle that delivers a thought from one person to another. My words are the vehicles getting my thoughts to you. But sometimes, there are thoughts that are too heavy for the truck. We might have a four-ton problem and a two-ton truck. We may have something about which we don’t know what or how to ask. And there are times we just don’t know what to do.
The Bible says, “the Spirit Himself makes intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered” (Romans 8:26). One translation phrases it, “Sighs that are too deep for words” (RSV). The word groaning is used for labor pains. In these moments, a mother is not making a speech, she’s just in agony. Likewise, we may have something that needs to be delivered, and the Holy Spirit of God makes “groanings which cannot be uttered.” It’s a form of inarticulate prayer.
I’ve been there. Some years ago, there was a problem in our family. It broke my heart. I stained Heaven with my prayers. At times, I would just say, “Oh, God,” and that was it. But the Holy Spirit was saying, “Father, Adrian doesn’t know what to ask for, but I know.” The Holy Spirit can do the same for you today. Go to God with your grief. He will sort out the rest.
- When have you gone to God with your grief? What are the griefs you keep from Him?
- When have you been completely open with God, showing Him completely how you feel? What are some things that keep you from doing that regularly?
Practice This
Be open with God about the good, the bad, and the ugly in your life right now, asking Him to intercede.
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