Make earth great again

Revelation 21: 5 And he that sat upon the throne said, Behold, I make all things new. And he said unto me, Write: for these words are true and faithful.

A slogan that we all know in the meantime: make America great again. It is spoken by the president of America, Donald Trump. According to him, America is a mess right now, and the country needs a total makeover. He's right, but we have to take it even further. The whole earth is to be made again great. In America, it is not only a tragedy but throughout the world. Everywhere on earth reigns sin and alive people from war to war, for possession to possession of wealth for wealth or poverty to poverty. The earth is totally corrupted by sin and therefore must be newly created.

God speaks to John and said, See, I make all things new. There will be a new heaven and a new earth. And there shall not be sin anymore! God shall call His children, destroy the heavens and the earth and make it new. That in these uncertain times, this time of all kinds of misery, is our only support and hope. For it is God who says, and his words are true and trustworthy. It will definitely happen. And we must draw our hope, because then will be all sin gone. Do you look forward to it?

It is a huge difference, these words of God with respect to the words of Donald Trump. Because Trump can not live up to his words, not completely anyway. But God will fulfill His words, and that allows us to believe this. When Adam and Eve fell into sin and thus humanity turned away from God, then God came with His promise of salvation. And he has given, by sending His Son. Evil will lose and end up being wiped out. Evil has been lost but will soon also be destroyed because God promised it. That is not yet, we can clearly see around us, but that day is quickly approaching.

And when we sit here in misery and even might not see any future, then we can look up to heaven and  ask God: how long, Lord? Maybe you lost someone in the past year or did you get surrounded with disease and have another setback in your life, this hope will help you to keep going. It will take some time, a number of years, but then will come eternity, and we will be allowed to live forever on the new earth. Take heart and put your trust in the Lord!

Maybe you are reading this and think, how can I come live on the new earth? I do not know God and how can I make sure that I will be there? The answer is: you can not do it by yourself. God sent His Son to die for your sins, and He speaks you free from sin if you believe in Him, in Jesus Christ as your Savior. You can only receive grace and confess your sins, God will accept you as His child, and may also be with Him in the next life.

God makes all things new and that is our future. A wonderful new heaven and a new earth. Everything will shine God's glory and peace will be among men. We may live forever and freely. God keeps His Word and will fill us with His Spirit.

Lord God, I look forward to soon be forever with You in the new heaven and on the new earth. You will surround us there in your glory and we may forever be without sin, worship You. You are worthy, O Lord. Hallelujah!