Earthquake hits New Zealand’s Christchurch
Prime minister calls 6.3 quake the island nation’s ‘darkest hour’
reuters
People are evacuated from a damaged building after a magnitude 6.3 earthquake hits Christchurch, New Zealand's second-biggest city. Still image is taken from a video.
Romans chapter 8:
18I am sure that what we are suffering now cannot compare with the glory that will be shown to us. 19In fact, all creation is eagerly waiting for God to show who his children are. 20Meanwhile, creation is confused, but not because it wants to be confused. God made it this way in the hope 21that creation would be set free from decay and would share in the glorious freedom of his children. 22We know that all creation is still groaning and is in pain, like a woman about to give birth.
23The Spirit makes us sure about what we will be in the future. But now we groan silently, while we wait for God to show that we are his children. [c] This means that our bodies will also be set free. 24And this hope is what saves us. But if we already have what we hope for, there is no need to keep on hoping. 25However, we hope for something we have not yet seen, and we patiently wait for it. 26In certain ways we are weak, but the Spirit is here to help us. For example, when we don't know what to pray for, the Spirit prays for us in ways that cannot be put into words.
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Absolutely.
22We know that all creation is still groaning and is in pain, like a woman about to give birth.
Note the characteristic of labor pains. Closer and closer and closer together. Earthquakes, mayhem closer and closer together.
This old world is ready for a new birth. One caveat. No one knows the time or date. We will definitely know the season. The thief in the night will suddenly appear.
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