Last week we saw how we’ve been given a spirit of adoption, that we are co heirs with Christ, provided we suffer with him. The introduction of suffering can leave us asking; how do I handle suffering? Is god really good? Am I really adopted...? Paul’s answer to these questions is to provide us with assurance that not only will we be glorified with Him, but so too the whole creation. Paul wants us to consider and weigh our current sufferings against His future glory. To be convinced that God’s plan, our hope, is really worth it. To have an eager expectation of our future adoption and to wait patiently in the meantime. Believing that at the end of the day, we will be saved.
