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For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy [to be compared] with the glory which shall be revealed in us. Romans 8:18 NKJV
No one looking at the world can deny that it’s broken. People are divided, nature is rebelling, hope is fading. Can any of this ever be fixed? If God is there, when will He do something?
What’s the answer? It’s simple but not easy. When sin entered God’s good creation in Eden, it didn’t just bring death and decay to humans. All of creation suffers with us, ants to trees to quasars, innocent victims of Adam’s choice (a choice any of us would have made as imperfect beings), all breaking down over time and awaiting God’s redemption.
But just as a thorough and honest scientific study reveals design in the natural world, sin and decay point to a caring God at work. God’s ultimate plan is to restore all the things He made and called good. Our rejection of God means we’ve invited His curse over His blessing, and He has allowed His curse to warp creation. But He has done so in hope. All of creation will receive the freedom Jesus purchased for humankind. Even now, He is making all things new.
Prayer: God, along with all creation, I eagerly await the day You will make things right, ending our suffering. As dark as these days are, the glory You have for us will outshine all our pain.
No one looking at the world can deny that it’s broken. People are divided, nature is rebelling, hope is fading. Can any of this ever be fixed? If God is there, when will He do something?
What’s the answer? It’s simple but not easy. When sin entered God’s good creation in Eden, it didn’t just bring death and decay to humans. All of creation suffers with us, ants to trees to quasars, innocent victims of Adam’s choice (a choice any of us would have made as imperfect beings), all breaking down over time and awaiting God’s redemption.
But just as a thorough and honest scientific study reveals design in the natural world, sin and decay point to a caring God at work. God’s ultimate plan is to restore all the things He made and called good. Our rejection of God means we’ve invited His curse over His blessing, and He has allowed His curse to warp creation. But He has done so in hope. All of creation will receive the freedom Jesus purchased for humankind. Even now, He is making all things new.
Prayer: God, along with all creation, I eagerly await the day You will make things right, ending our suffering. As dark as these days are, the glory You have for us will outshine all our pain.
