Paul writes in Romans 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.
[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.
"A groaning that can't be uttered is there's such an intense agony," explains Richard Jordan. "There's such an intensity of grief that you can't put it into words. You don't know how to express it. Now, when you talk about grief without words, to me that's the deepest level of human need.
"When the Holy Sprit's going to make intercession, He's able. He doesn't just know your mind, He understands your soul, so He's able to reach down into the very depths of your need and make intercession right down to the bottom of it.
"There are three levels of need. There's the surface level that you see, but you know immediately that there's something spiritual under that. 'We look not at the things that are seen but the things that are not seen.'
"Once you see that spiritual issue and you begin to pray there, it will help you to minister--rejoice with those who rejoice and weep with those who weep--as you then go to deal with the situation.
"An intercessor is someone who takes two parties and brings them together. Here's the experience, the difficulty, and here's you. You're going to pray and the Holy Spirit knows what the will of God is; He knows what God's Word says and how to apply it to the situation you're in. So as you talk to Him about the situation, He uses His Word then to adjust your thinking and your attitude."
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