Glorified! (5 of 5)
Series: From Groaning to Glory
Jonathan McLeod
Romans 8:29-30
For those whom he foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, in order that he might be the firstborn among many brothers. And those whom he predestined he also called, and those whom he called he also justified, and those whom he justified he also glorified (vv. 29-30).
GOD IS NOT INDIFFERENT TO OUR SUFFERING
In this life we groan. It's normal to ask, ''Why, God?'' But one question we should never ask is ''Do you care, God?''
In John 11, Mary and Martha send a message to Jesus informing him that their brother Lazarus is dying. Jesus doesn't leave until two days later, and by the time he arrives at their house, Lazarus has died. Martha says to Jesus, ''Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died'' (v. 21). I think what she really wants to say was, ''Why didn't you come sooner?'' Did Jesus not care?
When Jesus sees Mary weeping, he becomes ''deeply moved in his spirit and greatly troubled'' (v. 33). The KJV says that Jesus groans. And then when he arrives at the tomb of Lazarus, Jesus cries.
God is not indifferent to our suffering. When we groan, God groans. When we cry, God cries.
THE COMING DAY OF GLORY
There is no greater proof that God cares about us than the cross. On that cross, Jesus groaned so that one day our groaning would cease. On that cross, Jesus suffered so that one day our suffering would end.
There is coming a day so glorious that the suffering of this life will seem like nothing in comparison. That's not making light of our suffering. That's making much of the glory of that day!
How can we be sure that we will experience this day of glory?
AN UNBREAKABLE CHAIN
The ''purpose'' of God (v. 28) is outlined in verses 29 and 30. There is an unbreakable chain of five links (i.e., five acts of God) that guarantee the completion of a believer's salvation: ''those whom ...
Series: From Groaning to Glory
Jonathan McLeod
Romans 8:29-30
For those whom he foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, in order that he might be the firstborn among many brothers. And those whom he predestined he also called, and those whom he called he also justified, and those whom he justified he also glorified (vv. 29-30).
GOD IS NOT INDIFFERENT TO OUR SUFFERING
In this life we groan. It's normal to ask, ''Why, God?'' But one question we should never ask is ''Do you care, God?''
In John 11, Mary and Martha send a message to Jesus informing him that their brother Lazarus is dying. Jesus doesn't leave until two days later, and by the time he arrives at their house, Lazarus has died. Martha says to Jesus, ''Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died'' (v. 21). I think what she really wants to say was, ''Why didn't you come sooner?'' Did Jesus not care?
When Jesus sees Mary weeping, he becomes ''deeply moved in his spirit and greatly troubled'' (v. 33). The KJV says that Jesus groans. And then when he arrives at the tomb of Lazarus, Jesus cries.
God is not indifferent to our suffering. When we groan, God groans. When we cry, God cries.
THE COMING DAY OF GLORY
There is no greater proof that God cares about us than the cross. On that cross, Jesus groaned so that one day our groaning would cease. On that cross, Jesus suffered so that one day our suffering would end.
There is coming a day so glorious that the suffering of this life will seem like nothing in comparison. That's not making light of our suffering. That's making much of the glory of that day!
How can we be sure that we will experience this day of glory?
AN UNBREAKABLE CHAIN
The ''purpose'' of God (v. 28) is outlined in verses 29 and 30. There is an unbreakable chain of five links (i.e., five acts of God) that guarantee the completion of a believer's salvation: ''those whom ...
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