Develope a Palate

Develope a Palate
Daily intake of the Word nourishes the Spirit. Jeremiah's Menu is an exercise in recognizing God's Word made flesh in and around me. Eating the Word in a way that supplies the spiritual nutrients needed to grow. The Menu is offered with the hope of inspiring you to taste and see that the Lord is good. Bon Appetite!

Quote Du Jour

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Christians may differ on a variety of points, but they have all one spiritual appetite; and if we cannot all feel alike, we can all feed alike on the bread of life sent down from heaven. At the table of fellowship with Jesus we are one bread and one cup. As the loving cup goes round we pledge one another heartily therein. Get nearer to Jesus, and you will find yourself linked more and more in spirit to all who are like yourself, supported by the same heavenly manna. ---Charles Spurgeon, Morning and Evening

Tuesday, March 24, 2015

Romans 8... day 25...

Likewise the Spirit helps us in our weakness.
For we do not know what to pray for as we ought,
but the Spirit himself intercedes for us
with groanings too deep for words.
Romans 8:26 ESV

Likewise... the Spirit helps us... in our weakness...
likewise... 1: in like manner: similarly... 2: in addition... 3: similarly so with me...
We must look back in the text... to see what likewise refers to...

Sufferings...
For I consider that the sufferings of this present time
are not worth comparing with the glory that is to be revealed to us.
Romans 8:18 ESV

Hoping... waiting... 
Now hope that is seen is not hope.
For who hopes for what he sees?
Romans 8:24 ESV

Patience... endurance...
But if we hope for what we do not see,
we wait for it with patience.
Romans 8:25 ESV

Likewise... in the suffering... hoping... enduring...
the Spirit helps us...
in our weakness...

 Suffering... waiting... enduring patiently... expose our weaknesses...
physical...
spiritual...
emotional...

In our weakness... we grow weary... desperate... impatient...
Hearts ache... prayers have no words...

Yet... likewise... the Spirit stands fully in His glory...
He knows what lies ahead...
He helps us in our weakness...

The Spirit intercedes for us...
prays for us...
when we can't utter an Amen...

Our own groans...
echoed by the Spirit...
standing before the Father...
groaning on our behalf...

What a picture...

What a blessing...

An awesome reality... which helps us...
suffer...
hope...
endure...

Such knowledge is too wonderful for me...
Psalm 139:6 ESV

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