Glory to Be Revealed

Although creation and our physical bodies are corrupted by sin—much like sand jamming a delicate mechanism—God doesn't destroy His world; He redeems it. Just as He raised Jesus from the cross, God promises to restore this physical world and resurrect our broken bodies into perfection. Believers hold citizenship in this coming New Creation and possess the Holy Spirit as its"first fruits" of that inheritance. The Spirit prepares us for the world to cover now by prompting a "holy groan" within us while we wait--a spiritual dissatisfaction with corruption that fuels hope rather than despair. As co-workers with God, Christians lovingly care for this world, stubbornly trusting His promise to make all things new.