Luke 10:21  *In that hour Jesus rejoiced in spirit, and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes: even so, Father; for so it seemed good in thy sight.*

Only the child’s heart can know the Father.

Only the child’s heart can reveal the Father.

It is by prayer only that all things are delivered to us by the Father through the Son.

It is only by prayer that all things are revealed to us by the Father and by the Son.

It is only in prayer that the Father gives Himself to us.

*At that same hour Jesus rejoiced in the Spirit…..* .”

Jesus Christ rejoiced in the Spirit.

He was generally led by the Holy Spirit.

His joy and His praying, His working, and His life, were under the inspiration, law and guidance of the Holy Spirit.

*–“Likewise the spirit also helpeth our infirmities; for we know not what we should pray for as we ought….”* (Romans 8:26).

The Holy Spirit helps us in our weaknesses.

He gives wisdom to our ignorance, turns ignorance into wisdom, and changes our weakness into strength.

We are dark and confused, ignorant and weak when it comes to prayer.

The Spirit adds His wisdom to our ignorance, gives His strength to our weakness.

He pleads for us and in us.

He quickens, illumines and inspires our prayers.

He indites and elevates the matter of our prayers, and inspires the words and feelings of our prayers.

He works mightily in us so that we can pray mightily.

He enables us to pray always and ever according to the will of God.

Therefore ” *…this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask anything according to his will, he heareth us:*

” *And if we know that he hear us, whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we desired of him.”* 1Jn 5:14,15)

That which gives us boldness is that we are asking ” _according to the will of God_ .”

Because we are praying in conformity to His will.

He hears us .

The Holy Spirit reveals the will of God to us perpetually.

We are enjoined in the Holy Scriptures to _” _pray in the Holy Spirit_ “(Jude 1:20)

We are charged to ” _pray always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit_ .”(Eph 6:18)

We are reminded for our encouragement, that _”Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities_ (Rm 8:26)

For us to pray by the Holy Spirit we must have Him always.

He is ever with us to inspire, to illumine, to explain, to help us to do.

We pray by the actual presence of the Holy Spirit.

He puts the desire in our hearts; kindles that desire by His own flame.

We simply give lip and voice and heart to His unutterable groanings. Our prayers are taken up by Him and energized and sanctified by His intercession.

For *…the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered*(Romans 8:26)

He prays for us, through us and in us.

We pray by Him, through Him and in Him.

He puts the prayer in us and we give it utterance and heart.

We always pray according to the will of God when the Holy Spirit helps our praying.

He prays through us only “according to the will of God.”

Now the Spirit who dwells in our hearts searches the deep purposes and the will of God ,

” *…..that we might know the things which are freely given to us of God*(1Cor 2:12).”

Our spirits are so fully indwelt by the Spirit of God,

So responsive and obedient to His illumination and to His will,

That we ask with holy boldness and freedom the things which the Spirit of God has shown us as the will of God, and faith is assured.

Then ” _we know that we have the petitions that we have asked_ (1Jn 5:15)”

Above all, over all, and through all our praying there must be the Name of Christ, which includes the power of His blood, the energy of His intercession, the fullness of the enthroned Christ.

*To the only wise God our Saviour, be glory and majesty, dominion and power, both now and ever. Amen.*(Jude 1:25)

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