Key Scripture- “And in the same way—by our faith—the Holy Spirit helps us with our daily problems and in our praying. For we don’t even know what we should pray for nor how to pray as we should, but the Holy Spirit prays for us with such feeling that it cannot be expressed in words. And the Father who knows all hearts knows, of course, what the Spirit is saying as he pleads for us in harmony with God’s own will” (Romans 8:26-27).

Do you pay attention to the Holy Spirit when He speaks to you? Are you available for Him to speak to others through you?

The story below shows what happens when you are available for the Holy Spirit’s Words to flow through you:

Aaron Boyd was in way over his head. On a mission trip to Thailand, he and his band, Bluetree, played one night in The Climax Bar, deep in Pattaya’s redlight district. There, they rubbed shoulders with those stuck in the worst of the worst. There, he and his band also discovered what can happen when someone “prays in the Spirit,” allowing the Holy Spirit to pray through them, in a way that was natural to them. Aaron remembers:

“Everything you can imagine goes on in that place. You see kids as young as 8, 9, 10, just selling themselves, you know?! You see 60-year-old guys walking down the street with two 13 or 14-year-old girls …”

The band was overwhelmed with grief for what they saw around them. When it was time for them to get up and play, words were hard to find.

At one point I just started singing out. I started singing “Greater things…” something along those lines, almost prophesying over the city … slowly this groove emerged …

The band began to fill in with voices and instruments – praying in the Spirit with music. The Holy Spirit’s words, flowing through them, began to come together in a passionate intimate conversation with God – the Holy Spirit was writing a new song on the spot:

You’re the God of this City
You’re the King of these people
You’re the Lord of this nation
You are

You’re the Light in this darkness
You’re the Hope to the hopeless
You’re the Peace to the restless
You are

… For greater things have yet to come
And greater things are still to be done in this City …

This song, God of this City, is now sung worldwide. What is the Holy Spirit going to sing in your heart today? Are you paying attention and listening to what He is going to pray through you?

Pray this – Our Precious Heavenly Father, I’m listening to the Holy Spirit, and as we walk together today, I want Him to show me the direction He wants me to take in all my conversations. Holy Spirit, speak to me and pray through me with all kinds of prayer in all situations as You lead me, teach me, and remind me of God’s Word. Thank You for speaking to me deep in my heart and reminding me that I am God’s child. I know that I can obey God’s Word if I follow after the Holy Spirit because He has crushed my old sinful nature and evil deeds. Through the Holy Spirit I get a foretaste of future glory. Thank You for instructing me, guiding me, and praying for me in harmony with God’s will. Where You lead, I will always follow. In Jesus’ Name I pray, Amen.