Romans - Part 4: SPIRITSample

Loss For Words

I love the song, “Word of God Speak” by Mercy Me. The song is about wanting to hear from God through His Word. As I read chapter 8 in Romans, this song resonates with me because the first line and the last lines declare, “Finding myself at a loss for words and the funny thing is, it’s okay…”. It is this phrase that sums up the great chasm between my spiritual knowledge and God’s.

In Romans chapter 8, Paul compares the futility of following the law (which brings sin and death) to being set free by the law of the Spirit of life, which came through Christ Jesus and His sacrifice. Following the old law is futile because we continue to struggle with our sinful nature as long as we are not fully submitted to the control of Christ Jesus.

When we submit our lives to Christ, God is glorified. This has been the plan since creation. The gift of life that Christ gives brings us to a place of communion with the Almighty! If we have accepted Christ as our Lord and Savior, we can now come into His presence and speak directly to Him through prayer, even before we are with Him in heaven. What an amazing and awesome thought! In the presence of God, we find ourselves inexperienced, vulnerable, and unable to express all that we think and feel. It is common to be dumbfounded in the presence of someone great. The feeling of being with the Almighty God can be compared to the feeling we have when we lack the ability to speak the same language as someone else.

I can tell you how humbling it is when I am trying to help my students and my translation sounds like I am 3 years old. It is in this state that our Loving Father reaches out once again and provides a way for us to communicate beyond our ability. He allows the Holy Spirit, our Comforter, to translate for us so that even our groanings, which have no words, can be shared with Him. In a time when we may sound to Him like an infant, spiritually, the Holy Spirit continues to guide and make a way for our awkward communication. To be okay in the presence of the One is beyond all we can ask or think. He gives us the opportunity to come boldly to Him because He makes it possible.

-Gaylyn Mott