(Rom 8:27) “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.”  Because of our sinful nature, we reason the will of God many times to the wrong conclusion. Thank God for the Holy Spirit’s intercession. Consider how we have things backwards: in our minds it is me, me; meeting my needs; answering my prayers; blessing me. Yet, it is to be the opposite: “What is Your desire, Lord”; “How can I glorify you?”; “Glory to you and help others.” It begins and ends with Him, not us.

(Rom 8:27) “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.”  I have often struggled with prayer, whether this or that is right to pray. Is it according to God’s will or could I be praying against God’s will? As the years have gone by I have become more and more careful regarding this. Praise God, the Holy Spirit within me gets it right every time!

  (Rom 8:26) “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 with groanings which cannot be uttered.”  We are to a great degree, in reality, blinded to self. Then how can we know our true needs? We pray, “Lord I need….” and the Spirit of God says, “No, LORD, this is really what they need.” Praise Him for His constant help and care while we are in this weak, blinded position!

 (Rom 8:25) “But if we hope for that we see not, then do we with patience wait for it.”  Because we live in time and space, it is hard for us to wait upon the Lord. He is not and has a plan of which we only have pieces revealed through His Word. We know this: He cannot lie nor can He fail. So, believe His Word, seek to grow more and more faithful, “…for now is our salvation nearer than when we believed.” (Rom 13:11c)  

(Rom 8:24) “For we are saved by hope: but hope that is seen is not hope: for what a man seeth, why doth he yet hope for?”  This is not speaking of  “hope” as desire for something that might or might not come to pass. It is speaking of “hope” as that which accompanies “faith”. “Faith”: believing what God says and acting upon it. “Hope”: a looking for a sure coming event. 

(Rom 8:23) “And not only they, but ourselves also, which have the firstfruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting for the adoption, to wit, the redemption of our body.’  As a saved person who obeys the process of renewing our minds (our thinking) through faithful eating and drinking at the table of the Lord (His Word the Bible), we are drawn in heart upward. The wrestling with our flesh increases, thus filling us with a longing for our resurrected bodies!

(Rom 8:21)  Because the creature itself also shall be delivered from the bondage of corruption into the glorious liberty of the children of God. (22)  For we know that the whole creation groaneth and travaileth in pain together until now.”   When the Lord restores, makes new, it is better than it was in the beginning. Man in the Garden of Eden was innocent; restored will be with a resurrected eternal uncorruptible body, soul and spirit. No longer innocent, yet filled with the knowledge and wisdom of God. The animals upon the new earth will be freed from the effects of our sin, as well as the new earth itself.

(Rom 8:20) “For the creature was made subject to vanity, not willingly, but by reason of him who hath subjected the same in hope, (21)  Because the creature itself also shall be delivered from the bondage of corruption into the glorious liberty of the children of God. (22)  For we know that the whole creation groaneth and travaileth in pain together until now.”  A time will come when the curse upon all will be removed. This time is the time of the New Earth. We get a glimpse of this during the thousand year reign of Christ, the Lamb lying down with the lion.

(Rom 8:19)  “For the earnest expectation of the creature waiteth for the manifestation of the sons of God. (20)  For the creature was made subject to vanity, not willingly,……”  This brings forth a concept that everyone should embrace: “Our sin affects those around us. The innocent suffer with the guilty.” This truth can be seen all through Scripture. We tell ourselves, “I am only hurting myself.” Wrong. Others will be affected by our sin every time.

 (Rom 8:19) “For the earnest expectation of the creature waiteth for the manifestation of the sons of God.”  Verse 22 reveals this is speaking of animal life. Adam’s sin brought forth not only the sin nature of the soul and the corruption of the body – death. It also brought a curse upon the whole earth including the animal kingdom. They wait also deliverance of our curse. “Even so, Lord Jesus come.” (Rev. 22:20)