This Sunday we explored Romans 8:18-27, addressing the tension between present suffering and future glory for believers. Pastor Adam emphasizes that while Christians are new creations in-dwelt by the Holy Spirit, they still experience suffering in a fallen world. However, this suffering serves divine purposes: it confronts us with our need for Jesus, conforms us into Christ's image, and confirms we are His followers. This teaches that suffering should not be interpreted as a lack of God's love, but rather understood through the lens of Christ's sacrificial love demonstrated at the cross. The Holy Spirit intercedes for believers during their deepest suffering, and creation itself groans in anticipation of redemption. Hope is presented not as wishful thinking but as an anchored certainty in Christ's return and the promise of new heavens and a new earth where righteousness dwells. Believers are called to wait eagerly, standing on tiptoes in anticipation of Christ's return, knowing that present afflictions are producing an eternal weight of glory.