Charles Spurgeon Commentary Romans 8:19

"For the earnest expectation of the creation waiteth for the revealing of the sons of God." — Romans 8:19 (ASV)

For the earnest expectation of the creature waiteth for the manifestation of the sons of God.

There is something that the whole creation is waiting for, and it cannot come, until God's children are manifested – until the glory is revealed in them.

For the earnest expectation of the creature waits for the manifestation of the sons of God.

So great is the glory of God’s children to be that all the world is waiting for it. Every creature stands on tiptoe, looking for the coming of Christ and the manifestation of the redeemed. What must be the greatness of this thing which the whole creation has learned to expect?

For the earnest expectation of the creature waiteth for the manifestation of the sons of God.

All creation is, as it were, watching and waiting on tiptoe for the day when God shall manifest His sons, who are at present hidden.

In due time, they shall come forth, acknowledged by God, and then shall the whole creation rejoice.

For the earnest expectation of the creature waiteth for the manifestation of the sons of God.

The whole creation is in a waiting posture, waiting for the glory yet to be revealed.