The scene was a common one in the old western movies. A settler family would be surrounded by warring Indians or banditos. Just as things looked lost, over the hill would come the cavalry with trumpet blowing and flag flying. The evil doers would turn tale and run and the day would be saved.
God is on my side. Okay that wasn't too revolutionary but sometimes it's still hard to really grasp. God is doing everything in His power to help me be all that I can be. Cooperation on my part is the key. In Romans 7 Paul talks about not being able to do the good that he wants to do. He calls himself a wretch and then cries out in victory for what Jesus has done for him and us.
Moving onto chapter 8, Paul talks about the power of the Holy Spirit in his life that allows him and us be delivered from our ongoing sin problem. I don't have to sin anymore if I allow the Holy Spirit complete control in my life. That is really good news.
As he continues in the final verses of Romans 8, Paul tells us how we can be more than conquers. It's a great continuation of his thoughts. He begins to explain how the Spirit works. Everyone one us are weak. It's in our weakness that the Holy Spirit swoops in a saves the day, as long as we are focused on His working within us. As long as we're trying to handle things on our own, God is more than willing to let us flounder. It's when we really tune into Him that the Spirit is unleashed in us.
Chapter 7 ought to tell us that Paul knew exactly how we feel sometimes. He explains how the Spirit goes to bat for us in groans too deep for words when we don’t know how to pray. And when the Holy Spirit takes that deep prayer before God, God steps in to bring all things to bear in our behalf. He conforms us more and more into the likeness of Christ. God is so for us that nothing can separate us from Him.
God, it’s good to know your cavalry is always there to save the day. More often than not, I’m the cause of my own distress. I want to do the right things but without your help I always seem to fall short. I want to be more than a conqueror, but without your power in my life I find myself being the conquered. Thanks for your Holy Spirit in my life.
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