Go-Between Prayer 代祷
Dexu Xia
Go-Between Prayer
The Spirit intercedes for God’s people. Romans 8:27
Late one Saturday afternoon, my family and I stopped at a local restaurant for lunch. As the waiter set crispy fries and thick burgers on our table, my husband glanced up and asked his name. Then he said, “We pray as a family before we eat. Is there something we can pray for you today?” Allen, whose name we now knew, looked at us with a mixture of surprise and anxiety. A short silence followed before he told us that he was sleeping on his friend’s couch each night, his car had just quit working, and he was broke.
As my husband quietly asked God to provide for Allen and show him His love, I thought about how our go-between prayer was similar to what happens when the Holy Spirit takes up our cause and connects us with God. In our moments of greatest need—when we realize we’re no match to handle life on our own, when we don’t know what to say to God, “The Spirit intercedes for God’s people” (Romans 8:27). What the Spirit says is a mystery, but we’re assured that it always fits with God’s will for our lives.
The next time you pray for God’s guidance, provision, and protection in someone else’s life, let that act of kindness remind you that your spiritual needs are also being lifted to God who knows your name and cares about your problems.
Is there anyone you can pray for today? How might you respond to temptation differently if you knew that the Holy Spirit was praying for you during the struggle?
代祷
圣灵照着上帝的旨意替圣徒祈求。—罗马书8章27节
某个周六下午，我们全家人去一间餐厅吃午餐。当服务生把酥脆的薯条和厚厚的汉堡摆放在我们的桌上时，我的丈夫看着他，并询问他的名字。他告诉我们他叫艾伦，接着，我丈夫说︰“待会儿我们一家人会做饭前祷告。请问你有什么需要我们为你祷告的呢？”艾伦以惊讶和不安的眼神看着我们。他静默一会儿后，告诉我们，最近他每晚都睡在朋友的沙发上，他的老爷车也坏了，而且已是身无分文。当我丈夫低声地祈求上帝供应艾伦所需，并求上帝向艾伦显明祂的爱时，令我联想到，我们为他人代祷，正如同圣灵为我们将需求带到上帝面前一样。在我们最需要帮助的时候，比如我们不知道如何解决生活问题，或不知道该如何向上帝祷告，圣灵会“照着上帝的旨意替圣徒祈求”（罗马书8章27节）。我们虽不知圣灵会如何为我们代求，但能确定的是，圣灵的代祷一定符合上帝对我们生命的旨意。
下一次，当你祈求某人能经历到上帝的引导、供应和保护的时候，期盼这良善的行为能提醒你，这位上帝也深知你心灵的需求，祂不单知道你的名字，也关心你所面临的种种困难。
耶稣，我感谢祢，无论何种困难与试探都不能使我与祢分离。今天求祢透过
祢从死里复活的大能，使我能靠祢得胜！
今天你可以为谁祷告呢？当你遇到试探而苦苦挣扎时，
若知道圣灵正为你祷告，你会有何不同的反应呢？