Revelation 21:1-5
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.”
When the flowers bloom and the trees bud and the chill of winter loses its sting, I am reminded that our home here in this broken world is a temporary one. Because God is making things new and alive again for a season as a precursor to the grand remaking of the earth that is to come. Our temporary renewal brings temporary life. The ultimate renewal promises life forever remade and brokenness eternally banished. We will be his people, and he will be our God. FOREVER. This truth brings me joy; incredible, life-giving, worship-inducing joy. Make us new, God!
~ Sarah Elyse
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