One day, it will not be a new year we celebrate, but an entirely new world. All we know, and that which we do not yet, is temporary.
For some, this brings great hope and joy, while for others it causes angst and turmoil. We like this world. It is good, as God said after He created it. What we have is all we know, and sometimes we have difficulty letting go of the known to embrace that which is unseen.
Imagine how John must have been torn. He lived in this world, just as do we, but had revealed to him what God had in store for the future. How hard must it have been for him to continue living in imperfection after having seen perfection. If only we could all have that same vision of the future . . .
We can.
No, I do not believe that God is likely to take each of us into the the future to see His planned new creation. I do, however, believe that He has shown us enough in His word to give us the hope we need to face that coming world not with trepidation and fear, but faith and hope.
Hints at God's new creation can be found throughout the Bible, but our most clear and thorough peek at what is to come is given to us in the final two chapters of God's Word. Revelation chapters 21 and 22 paint a nearly unimaginable picture of beauty, peace, and perfect harmony between men and God. This is God's endgame.
And ours as well.
What we see in those two chapters is a hint of what eternity will be like. Look beyond the structure and the environment of the city and see what really matters: Us and God, side by side. Forever. That is the beauty, the promise, the hope I have in God's plan for a new creation.
I will be with Him, and He with me, with nothing in between. Forever.
There is nothing new under the sun.
So are the words of Solomon in the book of Ecclesiastes. And this is true, at least for now.
But one day, according to His own words, God will make everything new.
That's a new I can look forward to.
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