November 10, 2010
November 4, 2010
Revealing Glory
I'm in the process of studying through the book of Romans verse by verse. It has been long and tedious to this point, but so very rewarding. I have a feeling many of my future posts will come out of this study because this is where God has been teaching and molding me. This morning I was reminded of the remarkable hope we have in our salvation.
For the creation waits with eager longing for the revealing of the sons of God. Romans 8:19
This was the verse that I studied (I told you it was verse by verse), but it cannot be separated from the context of the whole chapter. The theme of this section in Romans 8 is glory. Even though the word itself is only mentioned three times, there is no doubt it is Paul's focus.
The part of this verse that was most significant for me was the last phrase, the revealing of the sons of God. Those of us that are sons and daughters of God have not yet been revealed as who we really are! We have already become sons of God (v. 14-17) if we have accepted the gift of salvation that comes through Christ (6:23), but there is a dichotomy here: now-not-yet. We have been redeemed and adopted as sons of God now, but we still live with suffering and persecution in this world. When do we truly live like children of a King?
The key word here is revealing. We are children of God. We are redeemed. We are co-heirs with Christ, but we are not yet revealed. We have a status that is somewhat hidden on earth. We are not promised health and wealth and everything to work perfectly for us, but one day it will. Then we will take our place in His kingdom, not because of what we have earned but through what He has given to us. Oh glorious day!
For the creation waits with eager longing for the revealing of the sons of God. Romans 8:19
This was the verse that I studied (I told you it was verse by verse), but it cannot be separated from the context of the whole chapter. The theme of this section in Romans 8 is glory. Even though the word itself is only mentioned three times, there is no doubt it is Paul's focus.
The part of this verse that was most significant for me was the last phrase, the revealing of the sons of God. Those of us that are sons and daughters of God have not yet been revealed as who we really are! We have already become sons of God (v. 14-17) if we have accepted the gift of salvation that comes through Christ (6:23), but there is a dichotomy here: now-not-yet. We have been redeemed and adopted as sons of God now, but we still live with suffering and persecution in this world. When do we truly live like children of a King?
The key word here is revealing. We are children of God. We are redeemed. We are co-heirs with Christ, but we are not yet revealed. We have a status that is somewhat hidden on earth. We are not promised health and wealth and everything to work perfectly for us, but one day it will. Then we will take our place in His kingdom, not because of what we have earned but through what He has given to us. Oh glorious day!
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