Where does God work according to Romans 8:27?
Romans 8:27 identifies the hearts as the area where God works. He searches the hearts, a realm people cannot examine in one another, and He knows the mind of the Spirit. This truth shows God's direct involvement within the inner person, not merely outward appearances.
Les explains that Romans 8:27 points to the heart as the area where God works. While you and I cannot look on each other's heart or judge one another, God does. He searches the hearts and knows the mind of the Spirit. In the surrounding context, Les ties this to the Holy Spirit's intercession for believers, noting that all three persons of the Trinity are involved in the prayer line, constantly working on our behalf. So God's work is internal, discerning the heart, not merely external.
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.
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Why does God strengthen us in our infirmity according to Romans 8?
God can strengthen us in our places of infirmity because we do not know what we should pray for as we ought, and the Holy Spirit Himself makes intercession for us with groanings that cannot be uttered.