We Too, Long for That Day

Paul continues to lead his readers, as he has all throughout chapter 8, to a greater understanding of who the new believer is in Christ, what it means to live in the Spirit, and what will be theirs because of God’s mercy and grace towards them. In this passage, He gives the believer great hope in their sufferings and contends that not only does creation long for the day when glory will be revealed, but we too, as believers, long for that day.  We will see how the Spirit helps those in Christ to have assurance of their inheritance and future glory as they await that day in patient hope, and how He also helps them in their suffering and weakness until the glorious day that they obtain it.