If we hope for what we do not yet have, we wait for it patiently

The Bible speaks to us many times about faith. It tells us that without faith it is impossible to please God, and it also tells us that faith is the certainty of what is expected and the conviction of what is not seen. Scripture portrays many men and women who trusted God wholeheartedly without ever seeing Him with their physical eyes, yet they became great vessels of God to show the world how powerful He is. That same faith that accompanied those heroes of the faith must also accompany us today—not necessarily to bring fire down from heaven or divide the sea, but to show that there is a Creator who reigns above all things and who is worthy of our trust.

The Bible says:

22 We know that the whole creation has been groaning as in the pains of childbirth right up to the present time.

23 Not only so, but we ourselves, who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, groan inwardly as we wait eagerly for our adoption to sonship, the redemption of our bodies.

24 For in this hope we were saved. But hope that is seen is no hope at all. Who hopes for what they already have?

25 But if we hope for what we do not yet have, we wait for it patiently.

Romans 8:22-25

We have hope—a living and glorious hope—but at the same time it is a hope we cannot see with our physical eyes. It is easy to wait for something that is visible, tangible, and already in front of us. But waiting for something we cannot yet see, for something promised but not yet revealed, that is true faith. This is the faith we should have as children of God: the faith to believe in the invisible, to trust in the eternal promises of God even when our circumstances seem uncertain.

Creation groans, longing for restoration. We groan as well, longing for the day when we will be fully transformed, when our bodies will be redeemed, and when our adoption as sons and daughters will be fully revealed. All of creation is waiting for that glorious moment. And we wait too—but we wait with hope, with expectation, and with faith. It is this invisible promise that sustains us through trials, strengthens us in suffering, and lifts us up when we feel weary.

The Bible also says:

So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen, since what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.

2 Corinthians 4:18

We must continue fixing our eyes on eternity—on the things our human eyes cannot yet see. Everything visible is temporary, fragile, and fading. But the unseen realities—the promises of God, the coming glory, the eternal kingdom—these things endure forever. One day we will fully enjoy what we have been patiently waiting for during all these years. Our hope will become sight. What we have believed by faith will become a glorious reality.

We should not back down. We are not those who shrink back, but those who remain faithful until the end. We live with the conviction that our beloved Lord Jesus Christ will one day come for us in the clouds, full of glory and power. This blessed hope fuels our endurance, shapes our decisions, and strengthens our resolve to continue walking in faith.

Let us continue believing in God and maintaining that faith that goes beyond what can be seen. Faith sees the invisible, believes the impossible, and waits with endurance for what God has promised. May we hold firmly to this faith until the day we stand before our Savior in eternal glory.