Romans 8:18-30

Inspirational illustration of Romans 8:19-21 NIV -- For the creation waits in eager expectation for the children of God to be revealed ... the creation itself will be liberated from its bondage to decay and brought into the freedom and glory of the childr

Illustration of Romans 8:26-27 -- In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. We do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groans that words cannot express. And he who searches our hearts knows the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for the saints in accordance with God’s will.

Illustration of Romans 8:26-27 -- In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. We do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groans that words cannot express. And he who searches our hearts knows the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for the saints in accordance with God's will.

Illustration of Romans 8:22-23 NLT -- For we know that all creation has been groaning as in the pains of childbirth right up to the present time. And we believers also groan, even though we have the Holy Spirit within us as a foretaste of future glory, for we long for our bodies to be released from sin and suffering. 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 he has promised us.

Illustration of Romans 8:26-27 NIV -- [T]he Spirit helps us in our weakness. We do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us through wordless groans. And he who searches our hearts knows the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for God's people in accordance with the will of God.

Illustration of Romans 8:26-27 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 groanings 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.

Illustration of Romans 8:23 NLT -- And we believers also groan, even though we have the Holy Spirit within us as a foretaste of future glory, for we long for our bodies to be released from sin and suffering. 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 he has promised us.

Illustration of Romans 8:28 -- And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.

Illustration of Romans 8:28 -- And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.

Illustration of Romans 8:25 -- But if we hope for what we do not yet have, we wait for it patiently.

Inspirational illustration of Romans 8:23 -- Not only so, but we ourselves, who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, groan inwardly as we wait eagerly for our adoption as sons, the redemption of our bodies.

Illustration of Romans 8:18 -- I consider that our present sufferings are not worth comparing with the glory that will be revealed in us.

Illustration of Romans 8:18 -- I consider that our present sufferings are not worth comparing with the glory that will be revealed in us.

Illustration of Romans 8:18 -- I consider that our present sufferings are not worth comparing with the glory that will be revealed in us.

Inspirational illustration of Romans 8:28 -- 28   And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.

Illustration of Romans 8:26 -- In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. We do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groans that words cannot express.

Inspirational illustration of Romans 8:26 -- We do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groans that words cannot express.

Illustration of Romans 8:23 -- Not only so, but we ourselves, who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, groan inwardly as we wait eagerly for our adoption as sons, the redemption of our bodies.

Illustration of Romans 8:23 -- Not only so, but we ourselves, who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, groan inwardly as we wait eagerly for our adoption as sons, the redemption of our bodies.

Illustration of Romans 8:19 -- The creation waits in eager expectation for the sons of God to be revealed.

Inspirational illustration of Romans 8:25 -- But if we hope for what we do not yet have, we wait for it patiently.

Inspirational illustration of Romans 8:19 -- The creation waits in eager expectation for the sons of God to be revealed.

Illustration of Romans 8:28 -- We know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.

Inspirational illustration of Romans 8:18 -- I consider that our present sufferings are not worth comparing with the glory that will be revealed in us.

Illustration of Romans 8:16-18 NLT -- For his Spirit joins with our spirit to affirm that we are God's children. And since we are his children, we are his heirs. In fact, together with Christ we are heirs of God's glory. But if we are to share his glory, we must also share his suffering. Yet what we suffer now is nothing compared to the glory he will reveal to us later.