SCRIPTURE Behold, I am making all things new. Rev. 21:5
THOUGHT Every morning when I face the news, I shudder. Where are these “all things new” hiding? I expect to wake up and see evidence, but it eludes me. And yet, this is the proclamation of our Triune God.
Easter morning, we mostly think about what happened for us, or what happened for Jesus. But before we skip to the Hallelujah Chorus, let’s ponder what happened for God in the death and resurrection of his son, because I think it has to do with “all things new.” He drew even nearer to us, experiencing human pain, suffering and death through Jesus’ crucifixion. And as he accumulated past, present and future sin into himself, he experienced an unfathomable magnitude of betrayal and agony.
Then, in the darkness of the tomb, it eased as his son began to stir. It was finished, just as Jesus said. Sin and death were swallowed up; finished with mocking God’s plans. The Son he sent on mission to reclaim his whole world came back in victory, with joy, to sit beside him. No more sacrifice. No more separation. A perfect High Priest offering perfect intercession before the throne. Power over his ancient enemies (and ours), death and hell, and perfect peace with his imperfect, gullible, inconsistent people. Peace, just the way it was supposed to be from Eden forward.
That’s the beginning of making all things new, and we can trust it’s ending too.
PRAYER Unfathomable God, as we share in the resurrection miracle of Jesus, all things new, give us a taste, a glimpse of what you did at Easter, and what you are doing today. And give us the faith to believe until the day we can finally see.
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