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b'Have you ever been to a wedding, and when the ceremony was over and it was time for the reception, you had to wait a long time to eat? At the weddings I\\u2019ve been to, it\\u2019s often the custom to wait to serve the reception meal until the bride and groom arrive, and this can mean a long wait for guests because the bride and groom usually have to take pictures between the ceremony and the reception..Sometimes, all you can do is keep your hunger at bay with mints, reminding yourself that better food is coming even as your stomach growls loudly! This wedding waiting\\u2014complete with a groaning stomach\\u2014always reminds me of Romans 8:22, which mentions that creation is \\xe2\\u20ac\\u0153groaning\\xe2\\u20ac\\x9d until Jesus comes back. This verse is referring to how the whole world is waiting for Jesus to return..But how is creation groaning? It\\u2019s not like we hear trees crying when we go for a hike. While it\\u2019s true that we don\\u2019t typically hear creation groaning, we do see lots of things in the world that cause us to groan or cry\\u2014things like pain, death, and/brokenness. Those things exist because of sin. Sin destroys everything it touches because it goes against the loving and good Creator..So, similarly to when we wait for the bride and groom to come back so we can eat and satisfy our hunger at a wedding reception, we\\u2019re waiting for Jesus to come back/too. Until He does, we still have to deal with the effects of sin, so things are broken/and hard\\u2014kind of like the often-questionable mints served at wedding receptions..But when Jesus returns, He\\u2019ll get rid of all the sin in the world and make everything new. One day all of creation will be made as wonderful as the delicious wedding food our stomachs groan for. The Bible says that when Jesus returns to earth, all Christians will join Him at a great feast called the wedding feast of the Lamb, because one of Jesus\\u2019s names is \\xe2\\u20ac\\u0153the Lamb of God\\xe2\\u20ac\\x9d (John 1:29). We can rejoice as we look forward to the day we will celebrate together at the wedding feast of our Lord (Revelation 19:7). \\u2022 When Jesus returns, He\\u2019ll right every wrong and get rid of sin and all its effects. He\\u2019ll make everything new,/and those who trust in Him will receive new bodies and live with Him forever in a world free from sin and death! What makes you groan as you wait for this day? What are you looking forward to most about Jesus\\u2019s return?.\\u2022 We know that all creation has been groaning\\u2026 for we long for our bodies to be/released from sin and suffering. Romans 8:22-23 (NLT)\\n\\xa0\\nRead Verses:\\nRom.8.19-Rom.8.25'