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“Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities: for we know not what we should pray for as we ought: but the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us…He maketh intercession for the saints according to the will of God” (Romans 8:26-27).
These are very encouraging verses, for much of the time, when we pray, we really do not know what we should pray for. We may ask for things that would not be good for us, or ask the Lord to take us out of some trouble that He has allowed for our good. But what happens when we pray?
The Spirit of God that dwells within us presents that prayer to the Lord, but He often does not present our prayer to the Lord exactly as we prayed. Rather, the Spirit of God knows what is best for us, and presents our prayer according to the will of God, and not according to our imperfect understanding of what is best for us.
This is very comforting, for the Lord always answers our prayers, but not always in the way that we expect. However, He answers them according to His will, which is always best. Let us never forget that the Lord wants the very best for us!
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