IN OUR WEAKNESS

Anne Sheafe Miller died at the age of ninety, but she nearly died fifty years earlier from septicaemia following a miscarriage. Nothing the doctors did was making any difference to her condition. That’s when another patient told the doctors he knew a scientist who’d been working on a new wonder drug.

Anne’s doctor managed to get a tiny amount for Anne. Within a day, her temperature was back to normal! Penicillin had saved Anne’s life. Since Adam and Eve messed up in the Garden of Eden, all human beings have experienced a fatal spiritual illness called sin (ROMANS 5:12). Only the death and resurrection of Jesus and the power of the Holy Spirit make it possible for us to be made brand new so we can live with God forever (8:1-2). The Holy Spirit allows us to enjoy life with God on earth, promising us that an unending life with Jesus awaits us in His home (VV.3-10). “And if the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead is living in you, he who raised Christ from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies because of his Spirit who lives in you” (V.11).

When you feel like you’re making a mess of things and that your sinful instincts are still running the show, give your attention to Jesus again and the salvation He has secured for you. We are no longer lying on our death beds—we have been cured forever!

When you’re struggling, let the Holy Spirit comfort, strengthen and redirect you through the Bible’s teaching (VV.11-17). “The Spirit helps us in our weakness” and “[prays] for God’s people in accordance with the will of God” (VV.26-27). We never have to go it alone, because God is right here with us by His Spirit.

What I’m thankful for . . .

Heavenly Father, thank You for the salvation Your Son won for me, and for the power of the Holy Spirit who helps me to enjoy new life with You.