Hope in what is seen is not hope at all
"We know that the whole creation has been groaning as in the pains of childbirth right up to the present time. Not only so, but we ourselves, who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, groan inwardly as we wait eagerly for our adoption to sonship, the redemption of our bodies. For in this hope we were saved. But hope that is seen is no hope at all. Who hopes for what they already have? But if we hope for what we do not yet have, we wait for it patiently."
Romans 8: 22-25 [NIV]
We all desire to get to heaven but we are not there yet. We haven't seen how beautiful heaven is. We haven't seen our Saviour Jesus Christ, face to face. As a planted seed comes up with a new body we haven't seen the new bodies we will have. We haven't seen and worshipped our Father together with multitudes of Angels. We haven't met again those in Christ who went ahead of us. We haven't met Abraham, David, Peter, Paul etc. We are yet to experience what it means to live life that is free from death, pain, poverty and all the evils we have seen in this world.
As we can see, there are so many things that:
"No eye has seen, no ear has heard, and no mind has imagined what God has prepared for those who love him."
1 Corinthians 2:9 [NIV]
Similarly we all have dreams and hopes for earthly things we need in order to live a decent life in this world. We haven't got them yet but hope that through prayer and hard work, one day we will possess them.
The conclusion of the matter is in our bible text from Romans 8:25 above:
But hope that is seen is no hope at all. Who hopes for what they already have? But if we hope for what we do not yet have, we wait for it patiently.
Friends we need to wait patiently for the promises of God. Lets also keep doing good as we wait.
Farai Mutsambiwa
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