"the creation waits in eager expectation for the sons 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 glorious freedom of the children of God."
-romans 8.
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in my lifetime, i have been blessed to see many places. the mountains of ecuador and its vast and bright skies, the far-reaching peaks of mexico, the winding coastline and bright green hills of costa rica, the shimmering fields and the rich deserts of israel.
and in all of these places and more, i have been overcome with wonder at the world that God has made.
it is so rich and stunning and beautiful.
and then to read that all of what we see - the world in all its majesty - is a creation in bondage.
a limited version of what is to come.
can you imagine - can you even begin to comprehend - what is in store for us when full redemption comes at last?
can you fathom what it will be like when all things are liberated and the decay of this world is shattered by God's glorious light and freedom?
renewal. hope. promise. freedom. anticipation.
amen.
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