We are desperately dependent. God has sent his Spirit to help us. We show our dependence by asking him to empower us by his Spirit. That’s why we’re taught to pray in and by the Spirit and to pray for the Spirit’s working (Ephesians 6:18; Jude 20; Romans 8:26). He helps us in our weakness. Prayer is one of the primary ways we show that we’re desperately dependent on God.
