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The God who stoops...but only to Rescue!

 I shared this verse a few years ago.



“And by stooping down in gentleness you strengthened me and made me great!” – Psalm 18:35 TPT

I want you to know - if you tired, weary, stressed, upset, lonely, searching, striving, whining, feeling low - like God is out of reach - this verse is a promise –

He is stooping down in gentleness to meet you right where you are!

How great a God and yet a God who stoops low to meet us where we are!

He is a loving Daddy stooping down to eye level to sooth an upset child - He’s dusting us off, telling us how loved we are, and strengthening us with His love! I hope this encourages one person!

There is no valley too low that God can’t or won’t stoop down into!

So I pray you allow the supernatural power of the Holy Spirit to pick you up, dust you off and tells you that you are healed & accepted.

Because He is not just a God who stoops to meet us but a God who rescues & redeems us from the pit.



This verse is about the prayer of Intercession – taken from the Greek word huperentugchano.

Please note, this word is NOT about believers in intercession but the HOLY SPIRIT making intercession for us.

He is the one doing the work of intercession on our behalf. 

Huperentugchano means “to fall in on behalf of someone else.”

In our language it means to RESCUE!

So Yes Paul is telling us not only will God supernaturally stoop down, jump in or descend into our messes and circumstances, He will also share in our emotions and frustrations and THEN He will begin working out a plan to get us out of that mess! 

Romans 8:26 says true intercession happens when I can’t or don’t know how to pray. The Holy Spirit literally joins me in that place of helplessness. 

He empathizes with me. He understands the battles I am fighting.

But He is not a God who just comes to hang out with me in the pit.... the entire purpose of Him stooping low is so I can be rescued, renewed and delivered! That’s what true intercession is.

It’s caring so much that He will meet me in whatever circumstance I am in but loving me too much to leave me there.

One expositor said of Romans 8:26 “Likewise, the Spirit helps those who know they are weak and infirm…”

That is when the Holy Spirit is free to do His work of intercession. When I finally and freely admit I can’t do anything without Him! (adapted from Rick Renner – Dressed to Kill)

God is our good, good Father; I pray you know Him - really know Him and are being led by His Truth & His Word.

I pray we become satisfied in Christ, the only One who can truly satisfy the longings of our souls. He is trustworthy.

When we belong to Him - We are a new Creation. He makes us Strong, when we feel weak.

I pray we are being Renewed in our minds, knowing we are loved,

I pray His Holy Spirit would make us Glad.

We were made to be courageous & fearless! So fight with warfare-worship!

Feel safe in His wrap-around presence! He really is the place of Victory! 


 


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