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And He who sits on the throne said, “Behold, I am making all things new.” And He said, “Write, for these words are faithful and true.” (Revelation 21:5)

As we start off the New Year it is a good time to consider the glorious time that will come one day when Christ will make everything new again. In the present age, all things “shall wax old as does a garment” (Hebrews 1:11). 

“Nevertheless we, according to His promise, look for new heavens and a new earth in which righteousness dwells” (2 Peter 3:13). There, in the “New Jerusalem,” we shall each have “a new name” and sing “a new song” (Revelation 2:17; 3:12; 5:9). We shall have new bodies and Jesus, “will transform our lowly body that it may be conformed to His glorious body, according to the working by which He is able even to subdue all things to Himself” (Philippians 3:21), and a new dwelling place, prepared by Christ Himself among the “many mansions” in His “Father’s house” (John 14:2). 

And all the old things will be completely and forever gone. “And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes; there shall be no more death, nor sorrow, nor crying. There shall be no more pain, for the former things have passed away” (Revelation 21:4). 

What a “Blessed New Year” that will be! In the meantime, we have His “new covenant” (Hebrews 8:6-13) and as believers we have been made “a new creature” in Christ (2 Corinthians 5:17). Since all His words “are true and faithful,” we know His promises are certain. 

The only way you can ever rejoice to have a part in God’s new creation, is if you yourself have become a new creation. If you are not a new creation, you can have no part in the coming glorious new heaven and earth with their eternal duration and unmatched perfection. Only those who are saved, those who are in Christ are new creatures that can have a part in God’s new Creation. 

When you walk in newness of life you will live for heavenly things and not for earthly things any more. You will be more concerned with the things of God than the things of the world, and with things that are eternal, rather than with things that are temporal. And with things that are above, rather than with things that are on the earth. 

Above all, if you are truly walking in newness of life, you will respond to the Word of God. You will listen to God when He speaks to you through His Word. You will be ready to do His bidding and take His Word seriously. Those who walk in newness of life will take God’s Word seriously, and will be moved and convicted by it thru the Holy Spirit that lives inside a believer. And will respond to the Word with prayer, trust and obedience. You will not be just a hearer of the Word, but also a doer of the Word (James 1:22). And will be like the good ground in the parable of the sower of Matthew 13:23 who hears the word and understands it, who indeed bears fruit and produces, some a hundred, some sixty, and some thirty times as much. 

It would be good to make sure of your salvation as you start this New Year. If you can see evidence that you are walking in newness of life, do not be satisfied with that, but search your heart and repent of whatever sins that you have not been able to let go of. Leave them all behind and do not bring them into the New Year. Renew your love and commitment to the Lord and trust in Him to lead you every day of your life. Resolve to strive for the greater heights of Christian living and service that God wants you to attain and let Him accomplish more through your yielded life in this New Year. 

Then you can earnestly look forward to the day when the Lord will make all things new, to that great and wonderful day when you will dwell forever in the new heaven and the new earth. Therefore, as we start the New Year, let us all set our hearts on the words that God has spoken to us, ‘Behold, I make all things new!’ (Revelation 21:5) 

We need to understand the present time we live in and wake up from our slumber, because our salvation is nearer now than when we first believed (Romans 13:11). 

Wishing you a Blessed New Year! 

And looking forward to the Lord’s soon return.

 Maranatha!

Come Lord Jesus. 

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