Our identity in Jesus is the starting point for discovering comfort in contentment, for it is in those truths that we beginning to understand how eternal life starts with abundant life now. Romans 8.26-27 continues to speak to us of the Holy Spirit's ministry in our lives. In real life when our circumstances are so intense all we can do is groan out a prayer, the Holy Spirit groans Himself in the court of Heaven. Verse 27 explains the relationship between the Holy Spirit and the Father by indicating that the Father "searches our hearts" and (because of the unity of the Trinity) the Father "knows" the Holy Spirit because they are only going to act in accordance with their own oneness. As we understand who we are as co-heirs with Jesus (vs. 17) we can start to entrust our groans to the ministry of the Holy Spirit. This is a starting point not a destination. We will spend the rest of our life entrusting and then receiving Jesus' abundant life as we allow the Holy Spirit to work the Father's will in our lives. Hence abundant life now is the beginning of our heavenly eternal life!
Does this make any sense? If anyone is still reading this, I could use a theological critic.
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