Friday, April 21st

Today’s Scripture

“For this is the hope of our salvation. But hope means that we must trust and wait for what is still unseen. For why would we need to hope for something we already have? So because our hope is set on what is yet to be seen, we patiently keep on waiting for its fulfillment. And in a similar way, the Holy Spirit takes hold of us in our human frailty to empower us in our weakness. For example, at times we don’t even know how to pray, or know the best things to ask for. But the Holy Spirit rises up within us to super-intercede on our behalf, pleading to God with emotional sighs too deep for words. God, the searcher of the heart, knows fully our longings, yet he also understands the desires of the Spirit, because the Holy Spirit passionately pleads before God for us, his holy ones, in perfect harmony with God’s plan and our destiny. So we are convinced that every detail of our lives is continually woven together to fit into God’s perfect plan of bringing good into our lives, for we are his lovers who have been called to fulfill his designed purpose. For he knew all about us before we were born and he destined us from the beginning to share the likeness of his Son. This means the Son is the oldest among a vast family of brothers and sisters who will become just like him.”    

Romans 8:24-29

Today’s Thought

You're going to have to trust the Holy Spirit that He will empower your weakness… It’s a promise from God’s Word that He will and that He can strengthen all of them… Because the Holy Spirit passionately pleads before God for us, His holy ones, in perfect harmony with God’s plan and our destiny.

Today’s Confession 

Thank you Lord for the Holy Spirit, living within me and guiding me. He is my strength when I am weak, He is my comforter when I am down, He is the truth when I am in doubt. Whatever weakness I find myself falling into, He is there to strengthen me and see me through.