How many times a day do you let out a groan?
Sometimes the source of the groan is physical – you’re sore from a recent workout, or you’re getting older and are attempting to tie your shoes. Sometimes the source is emotional – sadness at world affairs, or the frustration from having to suffer fools. But every groan is, in some way, an expression of longing; not just the reprieve of a burden we currently carry, but a profound desire for something new, and something better.
This week’s passage will leave you with confidence that God hears our longings and intends to fulfill them, but in the most amazing way.
An Eternal Body?
March 13, 2022 • Jon Morales • 2 Corinthians 5:1–10
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