After the parable about a king and the Ten Minas, Luke 19:28-44 records Jesus' entry into Jerusalem as the messianic King, and the way he entered reveals much about God and how we should respond to him today.

In response to the truths of verses 28-30 assuring us that God is providentially working on our behalf, the Apostle Paul drives home the point of the unbreakable safety of God's love for His own.

Romans 8:18-25 shows that, in God's plan, glory is the climax for both his creation and his people. The passage for today (8:26-30) builds on those great thoughts by answering the question, "What happens while we wait for his plan to unfold?"

Paul's statement in Romans 8:17 about believers being on a path to glory introduces a section (verses 18-30) that elaborates on the future glory of Christians.

In verses 5-14, Paul contrasted life in the flesh to life in the Spirit. In verses 14-17, he shows us the blessings of adoption that comes from life in the Spirit.

After the Apostle Paul explained that those who are "in Christ Jesus" are free from condemnation (1-4), he brought out more assurances for believers and a significant obligation (5-13).

In Romans 8 we see the wonderful blessings every believer enjoys in Christ: being free from God's condemnation, indwelt by God's Spirit, adopted into his family, destined for resurrection and glory, and hope because of God's love for us and promise to bring good to us in every circumstance of life.

Following Paul's statement in 2 Corinthians 3:6 that he was a minister of the New Covenant, he contrasted the two covenants and stressed the freedom and power of the New covenant to change people now.

The Apostle Paul addressed many issues in the church at Corinth, including a lot about proper worship. In this context of worship, he began discussing in 1 Corinthians 12, some gifts the Holy Spirit gives and how they should be used in the body of Christ.

Just before his ascension, Jesus commands the apostles to wait for the coming Holy Spirit and, once they've received the Spirit, to be his witnesses to the world.