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| by Kyle Reed |
John Owen in his treatise on the Trinity speaks of how believers may have intimate communion with the persons of the Godhead. I have often pondered this and have appreciate his insights. Paul speaks of the Holy Spirit's intercession for the believer "with groanings too deep for words" Romans 8:26. During one of my dark nights of the soul, when I felt I was drowning in the overwhelming flood of my sin, I wrote this prayer to the Holy Spirit who not only affirms our being sons of the Father but leads us to life as sons and this means he aids us in our fight against indwelling sin as he affirms the glory of the Gospel in our beleaguered and weary hearts.
Pray for me O’ Holy Spirit.
I am weary of my sin.
Yet, its lure is so attractive
That I am very torn within
Pulled by sin’s magnet promise
Held by its deceptive power.
Pray for me O’ Holy Spirit,
In this long and wayward hour.
Pray for me O’ Holy Spirit
You who look upon Christ’s face.
Open more my heart to savor
The greater promises of grace.
Pray for me O’ Holy Spirit
In groans that words cannot express.
Hold me near to my dear Savior.
Press his grace into my breast.
Pray for me O’ Holy Spirit
You who share full Deity
With the Son and with the Father
From and to all eternity.
Pray for me O’ Holy Spirit
The power of sin is breaking fast.
Yet I dare not trust this moment
But look to Christ, whose grace alone lasts
Pray for me O’ Holy Spirit
Give me holy fire within
And the obedience of faith,
Which alone breaks the power of sin.
Father fill me now with Your Spirit
And pull me from self’s mire
Grant me a contrite and willing spirit
So I’ll submit to the Ardent Fire!
Dad, thank yo so much for this. I am glad you shared it. I need so much to be reminded that the Holy Spirit prays for me. I forget.
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