Hurricane Irene is past, leaving billions of dollars worth of damage and a few deaths in her wake. Hurricane Katia loses speed far out at sea but forecasters believed she could regain strength. Tropical Storm Lee pours torrential rain upon the panhandle states, spawning twisters in its travels.
Fires ravage thousands of acres of Texas, incinerating trees, houses — anything in its path.
The Apostle Paul knew that this time would come. Since The Fall of Man, creation has been experiencing pangs. 2000 years ago, Paul said, “We know that the whole creation has been groaning as in the pains of childbirth right up to the present time.” He goes on to say that, “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” (Romans 8:22-23).
Wow! We are groaning! Did you know it? That’s why we ache. That’s why we have pain and disease. That’s why we experience hunger. Our bodies are yearning for the day when we will be whole and complete. And the earth is waiting for that day . . . for in that day, it too will be at peace.
PRAYER: Father, we thank you that the day is coming when all you created will be as you had designed — without flaw and defect. I know that the anguish of this life is just a temporary trial for the enduring and everlasting promise of being in your presence always, never growing tired of worshipping you. We await the day! Amen!
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