The Spirit of God who HELPS our weakness (Romans 8:26)

In the midst of our painful circumstances of life it is nearly impossible to put into words cohesive prayers. I am blown away by the fact that God helps us by His Spirit as He intercedes for us. How does He help?

“In the same way the Spirit also helps our weakness; for we do not know how to pray as we should, but the Spirit Himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words;” (Romans 8:26)

The word “helps” in the Greek comes from one long word. That word is “sunantilambano.” This is absolutely amazing!

sun – never leaves me
anti – facing me
lambano – pick up something I cannot on my own

In the midst of impossible, painful, life-shattering circumstances God’s promise to us is that His Spirit will never leave us (we will never be alone), He will face us intimately (His face will shine upon us), and He will pick up the burden we cannot carry on our own. It does not say He will help us pick it up. It says He will pick it up and that is why I Peter 5:7 tells us to cast (roll the burden off of our back and onto Him) all of our anxiety upon Him, because He cares for you.

My friend, know today that He HELPS you, not in sharing the load but carrying the entire load.