Romans 8:22–23For we know that the whole creation groaneth and travaileth in pain together until now. And not only they, but ourselves also, which have the firstfruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting for the adoption, to wit, the redemption of our body.Thought:Paul says creation is groaning. The world itself bears the marks of sin and brokenness. Storms, decay, dis...

Romans 8:18For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us.Thought:Paul does not pretend that suffering is light or easy. He was beaten, imprisoned, slandered, and rejected. Yet after carefully considering all he endured, he concluded that the glory God has promised is so much greater and so wonderful that our present...

Exodus 33:15-17  And he said unto him If thy presence go not with me, carry us not up hence. For wherein shall it be known here that I and thy people have found grace in thy sight, is it not in that thou goest with us? So shall we be separated, I and thy people, from all the people that are upon the face of the earth. And the Lord said unto Moses, I will do this thing also that thou hast spoken, f...

Exodus 33:13-14  Now therefore I pray thee, if I have found grace in thy sight, shew me now thy way that I may know thee, that I may find grace in thy sight, and consider that this nation is thy people. And he said My presence shall go with thee, and I will give thee rest.Thought:Moses did not merely ask for instructions. He asked for revelation. Show me now Thy way that I may know Thee. He knew t...

Exodus 33:7-9  And Moses took the tabernacle and pitched it without the camp afar off from the camp and called it the Tabernacle of the congregation And it came to pass that every one which sought the Lord went out unto the tabernacle of the congregation which was without the camp And it came to pass as Moses entered into the tabernacle the cloudy pillar descended and stood at the door of the tabe...