Living Between Heaven and Earth

Reading: Romans 8:18–25

Devotional: As believers, we live in the tension of "now and not yet." We have the Spirit as a foretaste of future glory, yet we still experience the brokenness of this world. Paul describes this as a groaning - both in creation and in ourselves. How do you experience this tension in your own life? Remember, our present sufferings pale in comparison to the glory that awaits us. Let this hope anchor you in difficult times. Today, practice living as a "priest" in your everyday world - mediating between heaven and earth. How can you bring a taste of God's future kingdom into your present circumstances? Ask God for creative ways to be an agent of His hope and restoration wherever He has placed you.

Reflection Question: How can you live today as a preview of God’s future kingdom in your current circumstances?

Action Step: Do one intentional act of kindness today as a way of bringing heaven’s hope into earth’s brokenness.

“Hope is not the conviction that something will turn out well, but the certainty that something makes sense regardless of how it turns out.” — Václav Havel (quoted by Philip Yancey)