Romans 8 lines out some amazing things about who we are in Jesus. One of them is revealed in the three distinct groanings.  All of creation has been groaning under the consequences of the fall, desiring the manifestation of the sons of God in the earth.  Indeed we, the very sons of God, ourselves groan for the revealing of the fully manifested Sons of the Lord.  That would be us, fully redeemed, body soul and spirit.  Yes, even the very Spirit of the Lord Himself empowers our deepest groanings when we are at a total loss as to how to pray.

All of creation was subjected to grief pain and suffering when man (Adam) turned his dominion over the earth to the enemy. Ever since then creation has longed for the revealing of the Sons of God once again as they take their rightful dominion back and set the world right.  As the creation so do we groan in our hearts for that same revealing to be made manifest.  The most powerful part of the whole subject of groaning is that the Holy Spirit Himself actually initiates and empowers groanings through us as we come to the end of our own strength and literally run out of words to express our deepest longings for His will to be accomplished.

This  return to the creation as it was before the fall is not just some future thing which we will watch at the end of time when the trumpet blows and we are caught up.  However we have a part to play, indeed a critical part to play, in joining with creation and Holy Spirit to intercede for the full restoration of all things.

That’s the beauty here, it’s not just that the cosmos longs for deliverance or that we ourselves seek it, but that Holy Spirit Himself is the driving force within us to bring the restoration to fruition.  It’s not that we must just pine away for our full redemption, hoping and praying it comes someday.  We have the firm assurance that YHVH Himself is working to bring it forth through the mystery of His Spirit calling it into being through us, His children.

The messengers of God, angels, are sent forth to minister to the sons of God.  We are actually given authority to send them forth to accomplish His will in the earth.   It’s not just that they are sent out by the Lord of Hosts, which of course they are, but we can have a part in that as He leads us.

Prayer is not just about asking for goodies from Papa or crying out for help.  We are fully commissioned to send forth His army, to kick butt and take numbers so to speak, in the heavenlies.  This is of course wrapped up in His will, which He has laid out for us in His Word and revealed to us through revelations.

The best part of this all is that we are on the winning side, well technically our side already won, so when we send forth the angels to accomplish His will it’s not a question of if but when.  The angels on our side make special forces units from the earthly military look like little kids by comparison.

“Are they not all ministering spirits sent out to serve for the sake of those who are to inherit salvation?”

Hebrews 1:14 ESV

https://www.bible.com/59/heb.1.14.esv

What a quandary, is Papa God justice or mercy?  How can both attributes be so strongly outlined in the Word?

We were created in His image, we are very much like Him in our very design and makeup.  We have today many justice warriors who live from their seat of judgement seeing nothing but the injustice of the world.  I’m not belittling the horrible injustice that does exist in our world but we must dig to the sources of that injustice.  Additionally we must look at the proposed solutions to injustices to make sure we are perpetuating the never ending cycle of injustice.

On the other side many walk in their calling of mercy to the exclusion of any consequences for wrongdoing.  Where is the balance?  Our only hope for finding balance is in Papa.  He’s revealed His character and desires for us in the pages of scripture and ultimately in the perfect representation of Himself Yeshua.

Our job as believers in Messiah is to present Him to others by our example much the same way He lived out His Father’s life before men when He walked the earth.  Extending grace and mercy to those who are truly seeking after the truth of the Father while exposing the evil behind those who live for the enemy and promote his agenda.

The hardest part for men is to distinguish between the two sides.  We can either embrace the extravagant love of Papa or reject it for our own agendas.   Embracing His free gift of grace is easy, walking it out in this world? not so much.  Because His grace is wrapped up with His justice and His worldview.  They can indeed be balanced by looking to the end results of any given issue.  Does it end in life or death?  Papa is the father of life, the creator of all life, His desires for us are all good and filled with blessings.

Living for justice as the highest goal is an open door to death, condemnation, destruction all in the name of “setting things right”.  Everyone seeks both justice and grace because we know down deep that somehow they can coexist.  Deep down we all know that in some mystical way Papa balances those seeming contradictory forces in perfect harmony.

Our only hope to reach that kind of balance is in Yeshua, in getting to know Him better each day by spending time walking with Him daily, listening to His heart, hanging on His every word of truth.