New Earth

Protests, riots, senseless violence – all this has been in the news the last few days. Our world seems like it is hopelessly mired in sin. It IS mired in sin, but there IS hope. To quote a great hymn, “My hope is built on nothing less than Jesus’ blood and righteousness.”  Those of us who know Jesus intimately, who have trusted in His sacrificial death on the cross and subsequent resurrection from the grave, have peace in the middle of all this strife and the hope of a fantastic future when Jesus returns. We can take His promise of new heavens and a new earth to the bank. He will return to judge the ungodly, those who never believed, and cast them into the lake of fire. But He also will provide a brand-new world for us where “righteousness will be at home.” No more violence, no more hate speech, no more sin! If you have put your faith in Jesus, you can live confidently each day knowing that this present world is not your permanent home. If you have not yet surrendered your life to Jesus, what are you waiting for? Now is the time!