Memesplanation Short - Romans 8:24-25
Romans 8:24-25
For this is the hope of our salvation.
But hope means that we must trust and wait for what is still unseen. For why would we need to hope for something we already have? So because our hope is set on what is yet to be seen, we patiently keep on waiting for its fulfillment.
Hope. What is our hope? Our hope is to realize being the full glory of being mature children of God. We get a taste of it now, but if we do not do our part and die to ourselves, then we will never achieve our hope. Hope can fuel us and spur us on to overcome fear and do our part. That is not to say that “God helps those who help themselves” either. God enables us to trust Him, He strengthens our willingness to die to ourselves and obey Him. We simply have to do as directed, and we will see our hope fulfilled.
Memesplanation Short - Romans 8:26-27
Romans 8:26-27
And in a similar way, the Holy Spirit takes hold of us in our human frailty to empower us in our weakness. For example, at times we don’t even know how to pray, or know the best things to ask for. But the Holy Spirit rises up within us to super-intercede on our behalf, pleading to God with emotional sighs too deep for words.
God, the searcher of the heart, knows fully our longings, yet he also understands the desires of the Spirit, because the Holy Spirit passionately pleads before God for us, his holy ones, in perfect harmony with God’s plan and our destiny.
The Holy Spirit will pray through us when we lack the words or understanding to pray for ourselves, this is part of what Pentecostals and charismatics call a prayer language, or praying in tongues. God knows what each of us desire, and also what God desires for us and has planned for us, so we can trust Him to pray on our behalf in those moments when words fail us. He is The Intercessor. He constantly brings our requests before the Father and harmonizes them with the will of God.
Memesplanation Short - Romans 8:28-29
Romans 8:28-29
So we are convinced that every detail of our lives is continually woven together for good, for we are his lovers who have been called to fulfill his designed purpose. For he knew all about us before we were born and he destined us from the beginning to share the likeness of his Son. This means the Son is the oldest among a vast family of brothers and sisters who will become just like him.
For this reason, we can trust and be convinced that EVERYTHING in our lives will work together for our good. This seems like something of an allusion to Jeremiah 29:11 to me… Remember, though, it hinges on our being conformed into the likeness of Jesus through faith and obedience to the will of God, rather than trying to force our own way. When we give our way up, God will give us His way, His desires, and His plan for us, and fulfill it all in His way. That is what this whole chapter has been about so far.