The creation waits in eager expectation for the sons of God to be revealed.
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Thoughts on Today’s Verse…
Eagerly waits! Don’t you love that phrase! Sounds like an oxymoron, but it’s not. Think of a groom waiting for his bride to come down the aisle. Eagerly waits! Imagine the parents of a child who is due to be born. Eagerly waits! Remember what it was like as a child waiting for Christmas morning. Eagerly waits! Yes, we know that experience and emotion, and that is what all creation – the cosmos so caught up with decay, disaster, and death – is doing right now! Eagerly awaits! And what is creation waiting for so eagerly? Our transformation and revelation as God’s triumphant and glorious children when Jesus returns in all of his glory. Sounds pretty wonderful for a time and world like ours, doesn’t it! So, on those bad days, disillusioning days, days of painful waiting, let’s retrain our hearts to eagerly await the Lord’s return, the healing of our broken cosmos, and our celebration of Jesus’ victory.
Video Commentary…
We’ve included Phil’s ToGather video from four years ago as an added blessing to our verse today:
My Prayer…
O Lord, God of all creation and source of all redemption, we long for the day that every tear is dried and our long bondage to decay is over. Please keep our hearts set on the glory that is to be revealed in us when Jesus returns. In the name of our Lord and Christ, we pray. Amen.
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About This Devotional
Today’s Verse is a free daily devotional that includes a Bible verse, thought and prayer.
The Thoughts and Prayer on Today’s Verse are written by Phil Ware.
All scripture quotations, unless otherwise indicated, are taken from the HOLY BIBLE, NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION. © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by International Bible Society. Used by permission of Zondervan Publishing House.
