Daily Readings (Page 159)

Do we trust that the sovereign God is at work in our life? How can we see for His invisible hand in all things?

In verse 28, Paul speaks of ‘the good’ and ‘His purpose’. What is God’s purpose for us?

How can the Spirit’s help encourage us?

Explain why these difficulties cannot compare with the glory that will be revealed in us.

What words and vivid images in these verses underscore the difficulties of the present time?

Knowing that we are heirs with Christ, and thus possess the hope of inheritance, how can we encourage this hope to be more dominant in our thinking?

How do we experience the reality and privileges of being God’s children?

In verse 12, Paul concludes that we have an obligation. Describe in your own words the negative and positive aspects of that obligation.

How do verses 9 to 11 provide support for the statement in verse 12? In what way(s) are we debtors?

Is it possible to be a Christian without the Holy Spirit residing in him/her? What is the difference (if any) between the indwelling of the Spirit and the fullness of the Spirit?