Seek And Ye Shall Find
1. Seeking For Answers In The Scriptures
2. Strength And Help From The Lord
3. How Can I Lose Weight?
4. Honey
5. Don’t Give Up – Keep Trying
6. Don’t Judge
7. Exercise
8. Sleep
9. Feasting Or Fasting
10. What About Figs?
11. God Still Has The Power To Heal
12. Something Sweet
13. Water Of Life
14. Our Daily Bread
15. Balm In Gilead
1. Seeking For Answers In The Scriptures
I considered myself healthy as I was growing up. My sisters and I played outside, worked in the garden, and ate the healthy meals Mom cooked. Years passed, and my health changed. I asked my oncologist what caused me to get cancer, but he told me it was nothing that I did, “Cancer happens.” We don’t know how food additives, plastics, and other things in our environment are harming our bodies. I am searching the scriptures and seeking for answers on how I can improve my health. We have this promise from the Lord, “Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you: For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.” (Matthew 7:7-8) Let’s open God’s Word and find some answers.
2. Strength And Help From The Lord
Last summer after I turned 65 Michael and I joined the Y for the silver sneakers program. We worked in the gym a little, and then started swimming three times a week. Our physical strength and endurance improved and we lost weight. It felt good… until it didn’t. One morning towards the end of October I could only swim 4 laps and I had to quit. From December until February I had two more cancer surgeries and Covid Pneumonia. I could not exercise during recovery, and ate anything that I felt like I could eat, so all the weight I worked so hard to lose, came back. We planted a garden in the spring and I enjoy working in it, but the high temperatures zap me of my strength and I have not been able to keep with it. We all go through trials and it is amazing how quickly our lives can change. But we can find strength and help in the Lord. “God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.” (Psalm 46:1)
3. How Can I Lose Weight?
I continually see the “magic” answers on how to lose weight rapidly. The answer used to be, “diet and exercise” but now it seems to be expensive pills or the right combination of Jello and some other simple ingredients. Lately, I began seeing posts about the answers to losing weight found in the Bible. I started watching some of those videos and they were also selling some magical pills. I started asking God to show me ways in His Word that would help me to lose this weight that I gained during my recovery periods. And He did! I was reading through Proverbs when He showed me the first three verses of chapter 23. I kept trying to diet and I just didn’t have the willpower to do it anymore. I read these verses every morning before I continue with my daily reading. After two weeks I can tell that it is helping me.
“1 When thou sittest to eat with a ruler, consider diligently what is before thee:
2 And put a knife to thy throat, if thou be a man given to appetite.
3 Be not desirous of his dainties: for they are deceitful meat.” (Proverbs 23:1-3)
Verse 1 – Consider. I started thinking about everything I eat. I think about what I am eating during my meals and I try to eat healthy. I don’t grab a bag of chips and munch continually in the evenings. I was eating out of boredom and not really paying attention to what I was eating or how much I was eating.
Verse 2 – Choose To Eat Less. I have found that the more I eat, the more I want to eat. The more we eat, the greater our appetite grows. I started cutting down on the amount of food I was eating. I put less on my plate at meals. I stopped snacking between meals and have found that a lot of my eating was from habit and not from hunger.
Verse 3 – Cut Out Dainties. For me this was sweets. I enjoy cooking, especially desserts. It was okay when we had five children at home, but now if I make a pan of brownies Michael and I eat the whole pan. I haven’t quite lost all my desire for something sweet, but it is getting easier to pass on it. The sugar addiction is finally starting to go away.
These Bible verses are helping me as I read them daily and try to follow them. Some days I may not follow them as strictly as other days, but I feel much better when I stick to them. It is easier for me to think of these three things than to try to follow a specific diet. Consider. Choose to eat less. Cut out dainties. I will probably bake cookies for the grandchildren from time to time, but I will keep my serving small. I am so thankful that the Lord showed me these verses in answer to my prayer.
4. Honey
I was still looking for ways to improve my health as I continued with my daily reading and I came to our next verse in the following chapter of Proverbs. “My son, eat thou honey, because it is good; and the honeycomb, which is sweet to thy taste:” (Proverbs 24:13) When I would start coughing as I went to bed, I would get up and eat a little honey to stop the cough. I soon found that it also helped me sleep at night. When I was going through chemo I read some of the healing benefits of Manuka honey from the remote forests of New Zealand. Research shows that Manuka honey has many benefits, including antibacterial and anti-inflammatory. Some people may not be able to eat honey, but I enjoy a little each evening and I think it is one of God’s precious foods. Jonathan told how a little honey helped him during a battle against the Philistines. “And the men of Israel were distressed that day: for Saul had adjured the people, saying, Cursed be the man that eateth any food until evening, that I may be avenged on mine enemies. So none of the people tasted any food.” (I Samuel 14:24) Jonathan was not with them at the time and did not hear his father. When he came to the honey he tasted it. “Then said Jonathan, My father hath troubled the land: see, I pray you, how mine eyes have been enlightened, because I tasted a little of this honey.” (I Samuel 14:29) The Promised Land was called the land that floweth with milk and honey. I believe that this speaks of the land being great for cattle and also filled with honey bees which we know are very beneficial to growing our food. Honey is a sweet and healthy food that we can enjoy. “Pleasant words are as an honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.” (Proverbs 16:24)
5. Don’t Give Up – Keep Trying
One of my readers reminded me of Daniel’s diet. When King Nebuchadnezzar besieged Jerusalem he took captives back to Babylon. Daniel was among the children that were taken and he and his friends were given food and wine appointed by the king. “But Daniel purposed in his heart that he would not defile himself with the portion of the king's meat, nor with the wine which he drank: therefore he requested of the prince of the eunuchs that he might not defile himself.” (Daniel 1:8) He asked the prince of the eunuchs to prove him 10 days with pulse and water and at the end of the set time Daniel and his three friends appeared better than the ones who ate the king’s meat and drank the wine. I believe the pulse was vegetables and herbs. When my doctor gave me a 40-day diet to follow I stuck with it for the full 40 days. She also told me to try to walk 10,000 a day, which I also did. I purposed in my heart to stick to it for the 40 days. Once the time passed I gradually started eating snacks and sweets that I had avoided. I am trying to follow Proverbs 23:1-3 but sometimes I struggle with it. If I am working harder in the garden I eat a little more. Sunday was Homecoming and I didn’t eat too much, but I did eat some of my Mom’s chocolate pie. (She makes the best chocolate pie!) One failure doesn’t have to make us quit. We can begin again the next day. I have tried to purpose in my heart to Consider what I eat, Choose to eat less, and Cut out dainties, but some days I struggle. I try to tell myself that I can try again tomorrow. If you are trying, and find it hard, don’t quit. Purpose in your heart to try again tomorrow.
“3 And the king spake unto Ashpenaz the master of his eunuchs, that he should bring certain of the children of Israel, and of the king's seed, and of the princes;
4 Children in whom was no blemish, but well favoured, and skilful in all wisdom, and cunning in knowledge, and understanding science, and such as had ability in them to stand in the king's palace, and whom they might teach the learning and the tongue of the Chaldeans.
5 And the king appointed them a daily provision of the king's meat, and of the wine which he drank: so nourishing them three years, that at the end thereof they might stand before the king.
6 Now among these were of the children of Judah, Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah:
7 Unto whom the prince of the eunuchs gave names: for he gave unto Daniel the name of Belteshazzar; and to Hananiah, of Shadrach; and to Mishael, of Meshach; and to Azariah, of Abednego.
8 But Daniel purposed in his heart that he would not defile himself with the portion of the king's meat, nor with the wine which he drank: therefore he requested of the prince of the eunuchs that he might not defile himself.
9 Now God had brought Daniel into favour and tender love with the prince of the eunuchs.
10 And the prince of the eunuchs said unto Daniel, I fear my lord the king, who hath appointed your meat and your drink: for why should he see your faces worse liking than the children which are of your sort? then shall ye make me endanger my head to the king.
11 Then said Daniel to Melzar, whom the prince of the eunuchs had set over Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah,
12 Prove thy servants, I beseech thee, ten days; and let them give us pulse to eat, and water to drink.
13 Then let our countenances be looked upon before thee, and the countenance of the children that eat of the portion of the king's meat: and as thou seest, deal with thy servants.
14 So he consented to them in this matter, and proved them ten days.
15 And at the end of ten days their countenances appeared fairer and fatter in flesh than all the children which did eat the portion of the king's meat.” (Daniel 1:3-15)
6. Don’t Judge
I want to continue with scriptures that I have found about taking care of our bodies, but first I want to pause and look at Matthew 7:1, “Judge not, that ye be not judged.” When we see someone who is sick and has bad health, we should not judge. Job’s friends went to comfort Job and instead of helping him, they said that he had sin in his life and that’s why God had judged him. Instead of praying for Job, they condemned him. In the end, Job prayed for his friends. We also should not judge people by the way they look. Jesus said, “Which of you by taking thought can add one cubit unto his stature?” (Matthew 6:27) We can’t control how tall we are, and sometimes we can’t control how big we are. Some are struggling with weight because of health conditions, or side effects of medication. James warns us not to judge people who visit our church because of how they are dressed or their financial situation.
“1 My brethren, have not the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Lord of glory, with respect of persons.
2 For if there come unto your assembly a man with a gold ring, in goodly apparel, and there come in also a poor man in vile raiment;
3 And ye have respect to him that weareth the gay clothing, and say unto him, Sit thou here in a good place; and say to the poor, Stand thou there, or sit here under my footstool:
4 Are ye not then partial in yourselves, and are become judges of evil thoughts?” (James 2:1-4)
Circumstances in life can change quickly and we could lose all we have. We really don’t know what someone may be going through. Don’t judge. Remember Jude 22, “And of some have compassion, making a difference:”
7. Exercise
I am reading in the book of Isaiah and there are four types of exercise that I have found. In Isaiah 22:18 we read, “He will surely violently turn and toss thee like a ball into a large country...” I don’t know what kind of ball the people of the Bible tossed, but we see it in this example. Playing ball can be a good type of exercise. Then I came to Isaiah 25:11, “And he shall spread forth his hands in the midst of them, as he that swimmeth spreadeth forth his hands to swim...” After the resurrection when Peter and John were fishing and Jesus was on the shore, Peter “cast himself into the sea.” Peter was a fisherman and he could swim. (John 21:7-8) In Acts 23 when Paul was shipwrecked, some swam to land. Swimming is a great exercise and I enjoy it. Two more examples of exercise are found in Isaiah 40:31, “But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.” I can’t run now, but I enjoy walking. I don’t think people of the Bible walked just to get exercise. Many probably had to walk for lack of any other transportation. We also know that they ran races for sport. “Know ye not that they which run in a race run all, but one receiveth the prize? So run, that ye may obtain.” (I Corinthians 9:24) Exercise is profitable for our health, but there is something more important. “But refuse profane and old wives' fables, and exercise thyself rather unto godliness. For bodily exercise profiteth little: but godliness is profitable unto all things, having promise of the life that now is, and of that which is to come.” (I Timothy 4:7-8)
8. Sleep
My doctor tells me that I need 8 hours of sleep at night. My watch tells me that I usually get between 5 and 7 hours a night. When I lay down to sleep my mind sorts out all the things that I didn’t get sorted out during the day. I try to pray at night before I go to sleep and sometimes I pray for everyone I can think of and other times I don’t even get through my family before I fall asleep. A little honey at night helps me sleep. And when I work in the garden or some other activity I sleep better. The Bible verse I have for healthful sleep is Psalm 127:2, “It is vain for you to rise up early, to sit up late, to eat the bread of sorrows: for so he giveth his beloved sleep.” Knowing that the Lord is watching over us should help ease our fearful minds so we can sleep better. “When thou liest down, thou shalt not be afraid: yea, thou shalt lie down, and thy sleep shall be sweet.” (Proverbs 3:24) Another thing that helps me when I am stressed or weary or bothered by something and can’t sleep is to start being thankful. I start thanking God for His blessings in my life. One by one I remember how good my Lord is to me and it calms my mind and my heart and I am at peace. Being thankful eases my troubled mind and I can feel the burdens lifted when I’m talking to my Lord.
9. Feasting Or Fasting
Remove one little “e” from the word feasting and you have fasting. There’s not much difference in the two words, but a world of difference in their meanings. Fasting can be done in prayer for spiritual purposes, and fasting can be done for physical purposes. Moses fasted several times for 40 days and nights on the mountain but I believe that he was only able to do this because he was in the presence of God. God gave Moses laws about their feasts during the year, but I don’t remember any laws about fasting. It is much more enjoyable to have a feast, as at Thanksgiving, than to fast. Jesus spoke of fasting. In chapter 15 of the book of Matthew Jesus healed the multitude. “Then Jesus called his disciples unto him, and said, I have compassion on the multitude, because they continue with me now three days, and have nothing to eat: and I will not send them away fasting, lest they faint in the way.” (Matthew 15:32) He fed 4,000 men, plus women and children with seven loaves and a few little fish. He did not want to endanger them by having them fast longer than the three days they had been there. In Chapter 17 Jesus indicated that there is a time to fast for spiritual needs. “Howbeit this kind goeth not out but by prayer and fasting.” (Matthew 17:21) I have read in several sources that the slogan, “Breakfast is the most important meal of the day”, was invented in the early 1900’s to sell breakfast cereal. We grew up believing this and many still feel like they need a big breakfast to start the day. It may not be the same for others, but I found out years ago that when I eat breakfast I stay hungry all day. If I skip breakfast it may be several hours before I feel hungry. I learned about intermittent fasting and my doctor encouraged me to try it. “Intermittent fasting (IF) is an eating pattern that cycles between scheduled periods of eating and fasting, focusing on when you eat rather than what you eat. It aims to deplete the body's sugar stores so it switches to burning fat.” (Johns Hopkins Medicine) There are several ways to follow intermittent fasting. If I eat lunch at noon and then finish dinner by 8:00 pm, this gives me 16 hours without food giving the body’s cells time for repair and energy. There are several different types of IF and several benefits. It works for me, but it is not for everyone. If you are interested in trying it, please check with your doctor first. Here is another verse the Lord showed me as I was reading recently, “Woe to thee, O land, when thy king is a child, and thy princes eat in the morning!” (Ecclesiastes 10:16)
10. What About Figs?
When we were working with the youth at church we had a Bible feast. I asked each family to bring a food that was found in the Bible and that would be our meal. It turned out great and we had several different foods, which we ate with water, milk, and pomegranate juice. I was able to get some figs, and I don’t think anyone in our group liked them. I also fixed a pot of lentils, which I like, but most of the kids did not. I was trying to think of what Jesus ate. We have several stories that tell us He ate bread and fish. He ate the Passover meal, which is lamb. The only other thing I could think of that is mentioned specifically is figs. When Jesus was going from Bethany to Jerusalem He came to a fig tree, but there were no figs on it. (Mark 11:13) So, I was already thinking about figs when I came to the 38th chapter of Isaiah. King Hezekiah was sick and the prophet Isaiah told him that the Lord said to set his house in order because he was going to die. The King turned his face to the wall and wept and prayed and God heard his prayer and said that He would add 15 years to his life. God said that he would deliver them out of the hand of Assyria, and give him a sign that he would live. “Behold, I will bring again the shadow of the degrees, which is gone down in the sun dial of Ahaz, ten degrees backward. So the sun returned ten degrees, by which degrees it was gone down.” (Isaiah 38:8) I don’t know of any other time when time went backwards. Now we have come to the part about figs. “For Isaiah had said, Let them take a lump of figs, and lay it for a plaister upon the boil, and he shall recover.” (Isaiah 38:21) I don’t know if there is any healing power in figs. I do know that they are mentioned throughout the Bible. When Naaman dipped 7 times in the Jordan River, the healing power was not in the water of the river. (II Kings 5) When the oil and meal was replenished each day for the widow of Zarephath, the miracle was not in the barrel. “And she went and did according to the saying of Elijah: and she, and he, and her house, did eat many days. And the barrel of meal wasted not, neither did the cruse of oil fail, according to the word of the LORD, which he spake by Elijah.” (I Kings 17:15-16) When Jesus healed the blind man with clay, the healing was not in the clay. There may be some healing properties in figs, or it may have been the simple fruit that God used to fulfill His Word. The trees in the book of Revelation will be for healing. “In the midst of the street of it, and on either side of the river, was there the tree of life, which bare twelve manner of fruits, and yielded her fruit every month: and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations.” (Revelation 22:2) God gave us the food we eat and I’m sure we don’t know all the benefits of His provision.
11. God Still Has The Power To Heal
Several years ago when friends and family were dying of Covid, I was lying in the hospital bed when the doctor told me that I had Covid Pneumonia and Sepsis. I knew that either one of these diseases could take my life, and I had both. I asked the Lord to let me live, and He graciously did. We just looked at the miraculous healing of King Hezekiah, and when I was reading about it in Isaiah, I thought about how God has healed me several times. He didn’t make the sun go backwards, or give me a sign that He was going to heal me. But, I knew that I was sick enough, it was the power of God that brought me through. I stopped breathing after the last two chemo treatments and the last one I knew that I was dying, but God opened my airway and I started breathing again. When Michael had heart surgery, he was in Code Blue three times, but God brought him through it and I am so thankful for these added years. God may have brought you through times that you could see it was the hand of God Almighty. There may be times in all our lives that God has delivered us from accidents on the highway that we don’t even realize. I never complain when I make a wrong turn when I’m driving, because God may be leading me out of harm’s way. Some are not healed here on earth. But, for all who are saved, we can rejoice that one day God is going to deliver us from all pain and sorrow. “And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away.” (Revelation 21:4)
12. Something Sweet
We began this series on, “Seek And Ye Shall Find” and I am happy that the Lord is still showing me verses as I continue through the book of Isaiah. This morning I read Isaiah 43:24, “Thou hast bought me no sweet cane with money, neither hast thou filled me with the fat of thy sacrifices: but thou hast made me to serve with thy sins, thou hast wearied me with thine iniquities.” Most sources say that sweet cane was used to make sweet oil. It reminds me of the sweet cane that is used today to make sugar. God has blessed us with sweet things, not only in the foods that we enjoy, but also in our lives. Do we give back to God of the sweet things in our lives? Do we give the Lord the sweet time of our day? I enjoy reading my Bible first thing in the morning, before the day gets busy. Others may choose to read the Bible at the end of the day and meditate on God’s Word as they drift off to sleep. We shouldn’t get too busy to give the Lord a sacrifice of our time. We could refer to our youth as our sweet time in life. I am glad that the Lord called to me when I was young. Don’t put off serving the Lord. Give God the good years of your life, the sweet years, before your body grows old. “Remember now thy Creator in the days of thy youth, while the evil days come not, nor the years draw nigh, when thou shalt say, I have no pleasure in them;” (Ecclesiastes 12:1) One of the sweetest, most precious things in our lives is our children. When the Lord blesses us with children we should give them back to Him. Ephesians 6:4 tells us to “bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.” The Israelites gave offerings of a sweet savor to the Lord. “Command the children of Israel, and say unto them, My offering, and my bread for my sacrifices made by fire, for a sweet savour unto me, shall ye observe to offer unto me in their due season.” (Numbers 28:2) The Lord has blessed us with sweetness. “How sweet are thy words unto my taste! yea, sweeter than honey to my mouth!” (Psalm 119:103) Let’s give to Him a sacrifice of praise! “By him therefore let us offer the sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is, the fruit of our lips giving thanks to his name.” (Hebrews 13:15) “And walk in love, as Christ also hath loved us, and hath given himself for us an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweetsmelling savour.” (Ephesians 5:2)
13. Water Of Life
We have another verse in Isaiah. “Ho, every one that thirsteth, come ye to the waters…” (Isaiah 55:1) I don’t know what your weather has been like, but here in central North Carolina, we have had temperatures in the high 90s and periods of no rain. I am thankful that God has blessed us with rain the last few days. A few weeks ago I worked in the garden for a couple hours and got dehydrated and it turned into a trip to the Emergency Room and some IV fluids. We need water. I have read that 60% of the weight of an average adult is water. Please remember to drink plenty of water, especially if you are spending time outside in the sun and heat. You may have to work in the heat, please remember to stay hydrated. Jesus said, “For whosoever shall give you a cup of water to drink in my name, because ye belong to Christ, verily I say unto you, he shall not lose his reward.” (Mark 9:41) I recently saw a man working in the severe heat and I asked him if he would like a bottle of water, and he told me he would. I gave him the water and a gospel tract along with it. Use every opportunity to give out the gospel message that Jesus saves. Not only do we need water for our physical body, but we need spiritual water. Jesus is the living water! “And the Spirit and the bride say, Come. And let him that heareth say, Come. And let him that is athirst come. And whosoever will, let him take the water of life freely.” (Revelation 17:22)
14. Our Daily Bread
Jesus taught the disciples to pray, “Give us this day our daily bread.” (Matthew 6:11) I always had a hard time trying to stay on a diet that didn’t allow bread. A hamburger just isn’t a hamburger without the bun. I always thought, “Jesus ate bread, so it can’t be that bad.” But, our bread is not the same as it was years ago. I was in the grocery store recently and overhead a conversation about bread. The man had worked for a flour company and he explained that the difference in our bread recently is in the flour. Bread doesn’t seem as soft. He said that the flour had been modified so that it wouldn’t mold so quickly. I had been wondering why the bread I buy doesn’t mold like it used to. I don’t think the food modifications are good for us. There are different types of grain in the Bible for their breads. God has given us so much more than bread to eat. We have nuts and fruit. “I went down into the garden of nuts to see the fruits of the valley, and to see whether the vine flourished, and the pomegranates budded.” (Song Of Solomon 6:11) I have only tasted pomegranates once, but I plan to try them again. They must be very special because they were used to decorate the hem of Aaron’s priestly garments. “And they made upon the hems of the robe pomegranates of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and twined linen. And they made bells of pure gold, and put the bells between the pomegranates upon the hem of the robe, round about between the pomegranates;” (Exodus 39:24-25) Other foods mentioned in the Bible are beans, cucumbers, melons, olives, grapes, and raisins. They also had spices, oils, and onions and garlic to flavor their food. The law of the Old Testament gave specific instructions on clean animals which they could eat and unclean, which they could not. In the New Testament we are under grace and not under the law. God showed Peter that the Gentiles were also given the opportunity to be saved.
“12 Wherein were all manner of fourfooted beasts of the earth, and wild beasts, and creeping things, and fowls of the air.
13 And there came a voice to him, Rise, Peter; kill, and eat.
14 But Peter said, Not so, Lord; for I have never eaten any thing that is common or unclean.
15 And the voice spake unto him again the second time, What God hath cleansed, that call not thou common.” (Acts 10:12-15)
I am thankful that He has given us such a variety of foods to eat! And I am even more thankful that Jesus saved me! “I am the living bread which came down from heaven: if any man eat of this bread, he shall live for ever: and the bread that I will give is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world.” (John 6:51)
15. Balm In Gilead
The devotions for the past two weeks have been different, but I have enjoyed finding scriptures that can help our health and well being. I want to encourage you with these words of John. “Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth.” (III John 1:2) But, sometimes we do all we can, and troubles still come. I want to repeat a statement that I had in the opening paragraph for these devotionals… I asked my oncologist what caused me to get cancer, but he told me it was nothing that I did, “Cancer happens.” In Jeremiah 8:22 the prophet cries out, “Is there no balm in Gilead; is there no physician there? why then is not the health of the daughter of my people recovered?” Sometimes we can’t make ourselves well. Sometimes doctors and physicians try all that they know to do, and they can’t make us well. We pray and put our trust in God, and sometimes it seems as though He doesn’t hear us. But, God does hear our prayers! He may not answer in the way we would like, but He knows what is best for us. Trials can make our faith grow and we may be able to put all our trust in the Lord and say like Job, “But he knoweth the way that I take: when he hath tried me, I shall come forth as gold.” (Job 23:10) Keep trusting the Lord and be comforted in the promises of God’s Holy Word.
“26 Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities: for we know not what we should pray for as we ought: but the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered.
27 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.
28 And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.” (Romans 8:26-28)
