Called According To His Purpose
I consider that the sufferings of this
present time are not worth comparing with the glory about to be revealed to us.
For the creation waits with eager longing for the revealing of the children of
God; for the creation was subjected to futility, not of its own will but by the
will of the one who subjected it, in hope that the creation itself will be set
free from its bondage to decay and will obtain the freedom of the glory of the
children of God. We know that the whole creation has been groaning in labor
pains until now; and not only the creation, but we ourselves, who have the
first fruits of the Spirit, grown inwardly while we wait for adoption, the
redemption of our bodies. For in hope we were saved. Now hope that is seen is
not hope. For who hopes for what is seen? But if we hope for what we do not
see, we wait for it with patience.
Likewise the Spirit helps us in our
weakness; for we do not know how to pray as we ought, but that very Spirit
intercedes with sighs too deep for words. And God, who searches the heart,
knows what is the mind of the Spirit, because the
Spirit intercedes for the saints according to the will of God.
We know that all things work together
for good for those who love God, who are called according to his purpose.
The events of life can challenge our
trust in the Scriptures. Eternal destinies can be changed just by showing our
trust in the Bible. We can affect the lives of many others, by how we decide to
live our own lives. God can turn tragedy into triumph.
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