January 31 - All Things New

January 31 – All Things New

“And the one who was seated on the throne, said, ‘See, I am making all things new.’  Also he said, ‘Write this, for these words are trustworthy and true.’” (Revelation 21:5)

The prophecies from Isaiah are finally at their completion.  “Do not remember the former things, or consider the things of old. I am about to do a new thing; now it springs forth, do you not perceive it? I will make a way in the wilderness and rivers in the desert.” (Isaiah 43:18-19, NRSV)

Paul tells the Corinthians, “So if anyone is in Christ, there is a new creation: everything old has passed away: see, everything has become new!” (2 Corinthians 5:17)

I get excited when I find a great new book series … I know that I will be entertained in the author’s world for quite some time.  I love discovering a new television series; I am fully engaged when a film maker comes up with an extraordinary new way of looking at things.  I am entranced with science fiction because I love seeing the ways that authors expand how we see reality. 

Those things pale when set beside the creative power of God.  We can only begin to imagine the depth of intricacy found in His creation.  Yet we take it for granted, great minds reason away the mystery and enormity of it.

Each branch of science and philosophy attempts to understand creation from its own perspective, yet it is God who understands creation completely … from every perspective.  The glory of this creation is that it is also God who has given us curious minds to search out that understanding and has placed His creation into our hands so that we will come to understand it. 

We worry that mankind is attempting to be God, to create life, to transform creation to suit our own needs. We worry about these things as if God isn’t fully aware and has not set His creation into motion.

God is God.  Change will happen, transformation will occur.  Humanity will continue to understand more and more of His creation and will constantly look towards taking on the role of Creator.  We needn’t worry.  God is still God.  He is still above creation and in complete control of all things in the universe.  All things.

And when He is ready … He will make all things new.