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Romans 8:15-25
Notice how he lays the foundation by turning our attention to our hope. He reminds us that God purposefully made life subject to futility. Futility is a frustrating quality that wears away at one's confidence. It can produce a sense of hopelessness that leads us to think that nothing will work out. Sometimes our pilgrimage seems so long and arduous that we take our eyes from our Savior, and hopelessness builds. However, Paul reminds us that God does everything in love and wisdom and for our good. Futility is an obstacle that we must overcome through faith in God. Yet, He has willed that futility be present, intending that we use it as a prod to use our faith in cooperation with Him despite its presence.
John W. Ritenbaugh
Power Belongs to God (Part Two)
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What Does Romans 8:18 Mean?
God's abundant mercy designed mankind's curse of physical and mental struggles to end in a blessing of rest and eternal life, beginning with His firstfruits. The creation groans and travails in pain together, waiting earnestly to be delivered from the bondage of sin and corruption in the manifestation of the sons of God. There is a reason for feeling so troubled here on earth: believers travail together in pain with the creation as a result of mankind's sin. They wait for their transformation into God beings, and will never find rest here under the sun in the toil of hard work in this burdensome world.