“I Am Making Everything New”

Then I saw “a new heaven and a new earth,” for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and there was no longer any sea. I saw the Holy City, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride beautifully dressed for her husband. And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, “Look! God’s dwelling place is now among the people, and he will dwell with them. They will be his people, and God himself will be with them and be their God. ‘He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death’ or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away.”

He who was seated on the throne said, “I am making everything new!” Then he said, “Write this down, for these words are trustworthy and true.”

Revelation 21:1-5

No one wants to come home to bad news. Those words point powerfully to the confident hope we have in Jesus. He is “making everything new” – healing and transforming our world.

Paradise is the place of “no more” – no more pain; no more tears! It is a place of perfect communion with God, who by His love has redeemed and claimed believers as His own. What marvelous joy awaits us!

We can enjoy a foretaste of this perfect reality her and now. As we seek fellowship with God daily, we experience the joy of His presence. And even as we struggle against sin, we experience, in part, the victory that is ours in Christ, the One who fully conquered sin and death.

God’s perfect world is for all who believe in Jesus.

Our Daily Bread – July 4, 2018