Between the Cross and Heaven
Romans 8:22-27 • March 22, 2026
Romans 8:22-27
22 We know that the whole creation has been groaning as in the pains of childbirth right up to the present time.
23 Not only so, but we ourselves, who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, groan inwardly as we wait eagerly for our adoption to sonship, the redemption of our bodies.
24 For in this hope we were saved. But hope that is seen is no hope at all. Who hopes for what they already have?
25 But if we hope for what we do not yet have, we wait for it patiently.
26 In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. We do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us through wordless groans.
27 And he who searches our hearts knows the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for God’s people in accordance with the will of God.
John 14:16
“I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Counselor to be with you forever — the Spirit of truth.”
John 14:26
“But the Counselor, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you all things …”
John 16:13
“…when he, the Spirit of truth, comes, he will guide you into all truth.”