Lesson 4737

(Lesson 4737) (01-23-25) Romans 8:24-30 

   “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? But if we hope for that we see not, then do we with patience wait for it. 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. 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. And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose. For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren. Moreover whom he did predestinate, them he also called: and whom he called, them he also justified: and whom he justified, them he also glorified.” 

 

   In today’s quote, Paul explained that believers have hope in the salvation that is yet to be fully realized. While they wait for the redemption of their bodies, they do so in hope, knowing that hope that is seen is not hope. The Holy Spirit helps them in their weakness, interceding for them with problems they are unable to convey in prayer. God, who searches the hearts, knows the Spirit's intercession is in accordance with His will. Paul emphasized that God works all things together for good for those who love Him and are called according to His purpose. He explained that those whom God foreknew, He predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son, that they might be the firstborn among many brothers. Those God predestined, He called; those He called, He justified; and those He justified, He glorified. This highlights the unbreakable chain of salvation for believers. ~