Christian Community Deliverance Center

Today's Turning Point
with David Jeremiah
Wednesday, June 24
The Divine Helper

Likewise the Spirit also helps in our weaknesses. For we do not know what we should pray for as we ought, but the Spirit Himself makes intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered.
Romans 8:26

The Greek word Jesus used for the Holy Spirit is parakletos, a combination of para (“beside”) and kaleo (“to call”). The Holy Spirit is, therefore, called to come alongside believers to help them—“Helper” being the translation of parakletos in many modern English versions (John 14:16).

Recommended Reading:
John 14:15-16

Paul employs the image of helper when he says that the Holy Spirit “helps in our weaknesses” when it comes to prayer. When we come before God in prayer, sometimes “we do not know how to pray as we should” (NASB1995). Not so much what to pray for but how to pray at all. In such cases the Spirit “makes intercession for us” before God. That image is consistent with another rendering of parakletos—“advocate.” The Spirit helps us by representing us before the throne of God, interceding for us when we simply don’t know how to intercede ourselves.

When you want to pray but don’t know how, don’t despair. Trust that the Holy Spirit will represent your heart before the throne of God.

It is impossible for that man to despair who remembers that his Helper is omnipotent.
Jeremy Taylor

Read through the Bible:
Psalms 107–111

Today's Turning Point
with David Jeremiah
Monday, June 22
Hit the Road

Therefore if anyone cleanses himself from the latter, he will be a vessel for honor, sanctified and useful for the Master, prepared for every good work.
2 Timothy 2:21

Angie Foley bought a barn in northern Michigan to turn into an event venue. Inside she found eighteen classic cars, including a 1941 Buick Special. The vehicles had sat in the barn for years. They were rusty and caked with dirt. Their tires were flat. But imagine their value when restored!1

Recommended Reading:
2 Timothy 2:20-26

Anything deteriorates if unused, but restoration is an exciting process. Take your spiritual gift, for example. It will deteriorate if unused. You’ll become rusty and fall short of your potential in the Lord’s work. But if you begin using your gift, God will restore its worth.

When you know your spiritual gift, you should begin using it. Don’t let it sit idly in a barn. Dust it off. Polish it so you can use it for the glory of God. Ask God to give you the spark of the Holy Spirit. Fuel yourself with the Word and hit the road. You’ll be a vessel for honor, sanctified, and useful for the Master in every good work.

The very best way to discover spiritual gifts … is to get involved in ministry and see where the Spirit leads and equips.
Charles Swindoll

1Joseph Brogan, “Graveyard Goldmine: Woman Clears Out Old Barn and Auctions Off Over a Dozen Vintage Cars,” The U.S. Sun, September 16, 2025.

Read through the Bible:
Psalms 95–103