03.29. The Fellowship Of The Spirit In Prayer
The Fellowship of the Spirit in Prayer The Holy Spirit does nothing of Himself, neither does He do anything for Himself. His mission is to glorify Christ, and all He does is based upon the finished work of Christ. (John 16:14)
He could not be given until Jesus was glorified, and in experience there can be no Pentecost until there is a coronation. The Spirit is the coronation gift of Jesus, whom the Father has made to be both Lord and Christ. The fellowship of the Spirit in prayer is made possible by an experience in Christ. The sequence is set forth in the eighth chapter of Romans (verses nine to twenty-seven). Those who pray in the Spirit must be in the Spirit, and if the Spirit of God is to make intercession for us, He must dwell in us. If we live after the flesh, we die; if we are led of the Spirit, and walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit, then the Spirit dwells in us, lives through us, and works by us. Then comes to pass that which is written: "And, in like manner the Spirit also helpeth our infirmity: for we know not how to pray as we ought; but the Spirit Himself [that dwelleth in us] maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered; and he that searcheth the hearts knoweth what is the mind of the Spirit, because he maketh intercession for the saints according to the will of God." (Romans 8:9-15, Romans 8:16-21, Romans 8:22-27) The Holy Spirit searches the deep things of. God. He takes of the things of Christ and reveals them unto us. God knows the mind of the Spirit; we pray in the Spirit, instructed and inspired by Him, and He makes intercession for us in word less intercession. That is the New Testament explanation of prayer that prevails. Though I did not know it until years after, that is what happened to me when God gave me a new understanding, a new joy, and a new power in prayer. A new Personality entered a new temple, and set up a new altar. As I live, yet not I so I pray, yet not I. I pray in the Spirit, and the Spirit Himself also maketh intercession. (Romans 8:26-27) The Spirit in my spirit prays.