And he that sat upon the throne
said, Behold, I make all things new. (Revelation 21:5)
Glory be to His name! All things need making new, for
they are sadly battered and worn by sin. It is time that the old vesture was rolled
up and laid aside, and that creation put on her new suit. But no one else can
make all things new except the Lord who made them at the first; for it needs as
much power to make out of evil as to make out of nothing. Our Lord Jesus has
undertaken the task, and He is fully competent for the performance of it.
Already he has commenced His labor, and for centuries He has persevered in
making new the hearts of men and the order of society. By and by He will make
new the whole constitution of human government, and human nature shall be
changed by His grace; and there shall come a day when the body shall be made
new and raised like unto His glorious body.
What a joy to belong to a kingdom in which everything is
being made new by the power of its King! We are not dying out: we are hastening
on to a more glorious life. Despite the opposition of the powers of evil, our
glorious Lord Jesus is accomplishing His purpose and making us, and all things
about us, "new" and as full of beauty as when they first came from
the hand of the Lord.
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