Reading: Romans 8:
19
“For the creation waits with eager longing for the revealing
of the children of God;”
How hard is it for you to wait for something good? Do the
minutes feel like hours? Do days begin to feel endless? What about the times we
have to wait in uncertainty—not knowing whether the outcome will bring relief
or distress.
What words are you waiting for the Lord to say to you? For an answer to a hidden yearning?
Often foreboding and fear can begin to creep into our
thoughts and prayers. Even when we
look towards something or someone with anticipation and hope, a delay can raise
questions and doubts and worries.
But creation waits with purpose and expectation regardless
of the time. There is no doubt of God’s fulfillment. The only question is when.
“I am about to do a new thing; now it springs forth, do you
not perceive it? I will make a way in the wilderness and rivers in the desert.”
Isaiah 43:19
Creation waits in whole trust of a concrete completion.
Still in longing but with an attitude of knowing and watching. Eager
anticipation that lasts through days and months and years. Trusting in God’s
time and in God’s promises.
Lord, please help us to perceive and follow You in complete
trust too. With wonder.
Psalm of Worship: Proverbs 8:18
“Riches and honor are with me, enduring wealth and
prosperity.”
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