What area does God work in according to Romans 8:27?
According to Romans 8:27, the area God works in is the heart. He is the one who searches the hearts and knows the mind of the Spirit. People cannot look on each other’s hearts or judge them, but God does search them.
Les explains that Romans 8:27 says, “he that searcheth the hearts,” and then identifies this as the area where God works. Unlike people, who cannot look on each other’s hearts, God searches the hearts and knows the mind of the Spirit. This fits the surrounding context of prayer and intercession, where the Holy Spirit intercedes for us, Jesus Christ is our advocate with the Father, and all three persons of the Trinity are constantly working on our behalf. Les also illustrates that though many believers may approach the throne, God hears each one individually.
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.