Isaiah
65:17-25
In the beginning, God created…these are
the opening words of Genesis that tell us the work of making things new is
indeed the work of God. Speaking through
the prophet Isaiah, the Creator affirms this truth, “I will create new heavens and a new earth.
The former things will not be remembered, nor will they come to mind.” Here is the good news for a sinful creation
that has stubbornly chosen its own way; God is not only in the business of
creation, but also re-creation. To a
people in exile, these were words of hope, for despite their failures, God had
not forsaken them.
In reminding the church in Corinth that Christ had come to continue this
work, the apostle Paul wrote, “if anyone
is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here!”
Though sinful creatures, we are not forsaken.
God is at work, recreating within the human heart the hope of eternal,
abundant living. It is the work of the
Garden, deliverance from Egypt, the return of an exiled people, and the work of
the cross. Brothers and sisters, it is the work of God in
you!
Prayer: We give you thanks, O God, for the
wonder of creation, and for the redemptive work of re-creation through the cross
of Christ. Amen.
Jim Abernathy
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