Earnest expectation

For the earnest expectation of the creation eagerly waits for the revealing of the sons of God.  – Romans 8.19

There is a lot of confusion about what this verse means, so my view, I guess, is as good as any. So here goes.

The world is looking for something. Most don’t know what it is. All of creation has this ‘earnest expectation’ for something. It is an eager yearning - like stretching to see someone coming. It is like waiting for a famous person to come on the scene. It is the kind of attitude that says ‘I am just dying to see so and so.’

The hard part is that most folks don't know what the 'it' they are eagerly waiting for is. They try to find 'it' everywhere. They try religion, politics, charity, sex, substances, and so many other things. But, sadly, they always seem to come up short.

The answer seems to be in the passage above. They are eagerly looking for the 'revealing of the sons of God.' They are looking for us to share the gospel because it is the answer to what they are looking for. It is the ‘it’ that the world needs.

Most of the world still not have found what they are looking for. Are we revealing it? Are we giving the world what they are looking for.