We Wait For It Patiently
I consider that our present
sufferings are not worth comparing with the glory that will be revealed in us. For the creation waits in eager expectation for the children of God
to be revealed. For the creation was subjected to frustration, not by
its own choice, but by the will of the one who subjected it, in hope that the
creation itself will be liberated from its bondage to decay and brought into
the freedom and glory of the children of God.
We know that the whole creation has been
groaning as in the pains of childbirth right up to the present time. Not only
so, but we ourselves, who have the firstfruits of the
Spirit, groan inwardly as we wait eagerly for our adoption to sonship, the redemption of our bodies. For in this hope we
were saved. But hope that is seen is no hope at all. Who hopes for what they
already have? But if we hope for what we do not yet have, we wait for it
patiently.
In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our
weakness. We do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit himself
intercedes for us through wordless groans. And he who searches our hearts knows
the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for God’s people in
accordance with the will of God.
And we know that in all things God works for the
good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose. For
those God foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son,
that he might be the firstborn among many brothers and sisters. And those he
predestined, he also called; those he called, he also justified; those he
justified, he also glorified.
Romans
8:18-30
Are you the optimist who sees the rain and wind
and rejoices knowing that a bright sun will come back? Are you the pessimist
that thinks the rain will never stop, and you never see the flowers growing,
and you never enjoy the sweet smell of spring?
Storms of life do affect all of us. None of us
has it easy. That is the nature of sin. Just remember, Jesus loves us, and He
saves each one of us. All we have to do is come to Him with bowed heads and
accept Him as our Savior.
God
promises a safe landing – but not necessarily a calm passage.
Our Daily Bread –