I Am Making Everything New

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Welcome to Beyond Sunday and Day 31 of Anchored in God's Promises. What an incredible journey. This has been 31 days of starting with a verse, a promise or a truth that anchors our hearts. And I hope that beyond today that you continue to do this without me that maybe this is a jumpstart for you to just grab a verse every day and reflect with God on it. Today we finish with one of the greatest promises in all of scripture, God's declaration in Revelation 21, 5. It says this. He who is seated on the throne said, I am making everything new. Then he said, write this down for the words are trustworthy and true. This verse comes at the end of the Bible in John's vision of the new Heaven and new Earth. He's describing the final restoration when pain and sin and death are gone forever. And then in the middle of that vision, God himself speaks. I'm making everything new. He says, this is more than encouragement. It's a declaration of victory. Everything broken will one day be restored. Everything twisted by sin will be made whole. Notice the word and how he phrases this. I am making everything new. It's not just future tense, though. The ultimate fulfillment will come when Christ returns. It's present tense as well. Even now, God is in the business of making things new, new mercies every morning. New strength when we're weary. New beginnings, when we fail new hearts, when we come to him in faith. And the promise of renewal isn't just for someday, it's for today too. And God doesn't say he'll make some things new. He says everything that includes creation itself, that includes history, that includes your life and mine. Think about the things in your life that feel broken beyond repair, relationships, regrets, seasons of suffering. Revelation 21, 5 says none of it is beyond his reach. Nothing is too far gone for the God who makes everything new. Now. God doesn't just make the promise. He underlines it. He says, write this down. These words are trustworthy and true. Why? Because he knows how hard it is for us to believe this. When life feels heavy, when the world seems darker, by the day, hope can feel fragile. So God doubles down and says, you can trust me. This is true. I will do it. There's a story of an old priceless painting discovered in an addict. Covered in dust, scratches, and layers of grime. At first glance, it looked worthless, but when a skilled restorer began to work patiently cleaning, repairing, restoring, the original beauty emerged. That's what God is doing with the world and with us. What looks damaged beyond repair is being restored layer by layer. Until one day, the full glory will shine. This promise is meant to give us endurance. Life is hard. We face suffering and disappointment and brokenness, but Revelation 21 5 reminds us this is not the end of the story. When you feel stuck in regret. He's making you new when you feel weighed down by the world's brokenness, he's making all things new. And when Christ returns, we'll see the fullness of this promise with our own eyes. So here's your challenge today. Take one area of your life that feels beyond repair, something that seems too broken, too far gone. Write it down and next to it, write God's word. I am making everything new and let his promise be bigger than your despair. Let's pray. Father, thank you for this final and ultimate promise that you are making all things new. Thank you, that nothing is too broken for you to restore. Give us hope today to endure whatever we face. Knowing the best is yet to come. Anchor our hearts in the certainty that your words are trustworthy and true. In Jesus name we pray. Amen. Now that's it for day 31 of Anchored in God's promises. Thank you for walking this month with me. If you're not a regular listener, next month we'll jump back into a series that I put on pause for the month of August, talking about walking through wilderness seasons in life. My prayer is that these 31 promises have not only anchored your mornings, but shaped your heart for the long run. And remember, the God who spoke these promises is faithful and you can trust him.