James Boyd

But the Apostle could say, “I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory that shall be revealed in us.” This shall much more than compensate us for all the sorrows we have to pass through on our way to heaven. The sorrows of creation must continue till the sons of God are manifested, and then they shall cease for ever. Creation awaits the manifestation of the sons of God for its deliverance from the bondage of corruption; but we await the redemption of the body. Our groaning will cease when our bodies are changed into the likeness of Christ’s, the groans of creation will cease when we come forth with Christ out of heaven. May each of us be able to reckon with the Apostle, that the sufferings of the present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory that shall be revealed in us (Rom. 8:1-30).