This is one of those “feel good” verses that we sometimes misuse. This section of Scripture is talking about how we all, including nature, are groaning in anticipation for the return of Jesus, for the devil to be permanently defeated, for our adoption into the eternal family of God to be finalized. Paul mentions that even nature is frustrated by the current state of affairs. (Honestly, that makes me feel a little better.) As we wait for a glorious future, Paul says this: ‘But if we hope for what we do not yet have, we wait for it patiently. ‘ (v.25) Read More>>