Yesterday, the doe in my yard reminded me how all creation is groaning and waiting for it's redemption. WOW! To think that all nature and created things will be delivered from the bondage of corruption with the Children of the Lord. Are you a child of the King? Are you groaning and anticipating the Savior to deliver you from your bondage and waiting for the adoption and redemption of your body? This doe reminded me of this because I saw her eating in fear of danger, with no rest. Each time she put her head down to eat a blade of grass, she fearfully looked around to see if there was a predator coming to harm her. I believe this is part of that groaning and anticipation to be delivered from the bondage of corruption into the glorious liberty of the children of God that the Bible talks about!
I have been so blessed to serve so many adopting families with their travel internationally, but I just realized as I was reading these verses, that I am waiting for my adoption too! The Children of God are ALL waiting to be adopted fully and completely! Did you realize that even we groan within ourselves, when we see the corruption of this world we are living in, we groan for the day when our adoption will be complete and we will be HOME with our Savior!!!
Rom. 8:22b Even we ourselves groan within ourselves, eagerly waiting for the adoption, the redemption of our body.
Are you waiting for your adoption to come through? Let the Lord Jesus give you new HOPE today. Let Him show you that you are not only waiting for an earthly adoption, but a Spiritual adoption that will be complete one day as you remain abiding in the Lord Jesus Christ. Without Him, we have NO hope at all!
I can't WAIT for that deliverance day when we will be face to face with the Savior! In my heart, I groan for this along with this doe, to be totally free without any bondage of corruption, without any predators lurking to steal away the JOY of Jesus anymore! OH, how I LONG for that day!! Do you long for it too? If you repent of your sins and surrender your full faith in Jesus Christ, the Precious Lamb of God, He will cover you with His blood and you can walk in faith with Him all the way to Heaven!
As you read these verses, remember the doe today who is longing for her deliverance and groaning for it. Won't you turn to Jesus today? Won't you join these saints who are waiting for their adoption day? Jesus promises that if you come to Him, you will surely find rest for your soul. The Spirit of the Lord is groaning too. He is praying for us in our weaknesses, GROANING with us as we wait! What a Precious Father we have, who sympathizes WITH us in our weaknesses.
Romans 8:19 For the earnest expectation of the creation eagerly waits for the revealing of the sons of God. 20 For the creation was subjected to futility, not willingly, but because of Him who subjected it in hope; 21 because the creation itself also will be delivered from the bondage of corruption into the glorious liberty of the children of God. 22 For we know that the whole creation groans and labors with birth pangs together until now. 23 Not only that, but we also who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, eagerly waiting for the adoption, the redemption of our body. 24 For we were saved in this hope, but hope that is seen is not hope; for why does one still hope for what he sees? 25 But if we hope for what we do not see, we eagerly wait for it with perseverance.
26 Likewise the Spirit also helps in our weaknesses. For we do not know what we should pray for as we ought, but the Spirit Himself makes intercession for us[b] with groanings which cannot be uttered. 27 Now He who searches the hearts knows what the mind of the Spirit is, because He makes intercession for the saints according to the will of God.
28 And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose.
God bless you as you seek Him today!
Be ENCOURAGED today!!!!
~Tabitha Lovell
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