“Yet what we suffer now is nothing compared to the glory He will reveal to us later. For all creation is waitings eagerly for that future day when God will reveal who His children really are. Against its will, all creation was subjected to God’s curse. But with eager hope, this creation looks forward to the day when it will join God’s children in glorious freedom from death and decay. “
(Romans 8: vv. 18-21, NLT)
“We, too, wait with eager hope for the day when God will give us our full rights as His adopted children, including the new bodies to be released from sin and suffering. We were given this hope when we were saved.”
(Romans 8: vv 23B-24A, NLT)
“And the Holy Spirit helps us in our weakness. For example, we don’t know what God wants us to pray for. But the Holy Spirit prays for us with groaning that cannot be expressed in words. And the Father who knows all hearts knows what the Spirit is saying, for the Spirit pleads for us believers in harmony with God’s own will. And we know that God causes everything to work together for the good of those who love God and are called according to His purpose for them.” (Romans 8: vv. 26-28, NLT)