in reading this morning i was reminded that this world, the one we call home, is broken. even among the things we find joy and beauty in, it is still ultimately broken.
but the good news is...Jesus came to restore it! He brought the Kingdom of God which is here now, but at the same time not yet (confusing i know) in order to bring restoration to God's creation.
Colossians 1.15-20 says:
15 The Son is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. 16 For in him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities; all things have been created through him and for him. 17 He is before all things, and in him all things hold together. 18 And he is the head of the body, the church; he is the beginning and the firstborn from among the dead, so that in everything he might have the supremacy. 19 For God was pleased to have all his fullness dwell in him, 20 and through him to reconcile to himself all things, whether things on earth or things in heaven, by making peace through his blood, shed on the cross.
Jesus came to reconcile. to make things new. to unbreak the broken.
that is the Good News. the Gospel.
not just going to heaven instead of hell. ALL will be restored to what God intended. this thought and anticipation gives me goosebumps.
can you imagine what things will be like when all is brought to full restoration?
a sunrise can bring me to tears because of its beauty on this broken messy world we live in. can you imagine what a perfect sunrise, just as God created it, will look like? seen through eyes that have perfect vision? i don't know that i can. but i can hardly wait to see it.
another verse that i brings this to light for me is 1 Corinthians 13.12.
For now we see only a reflection as in a mirror; then we shall see face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I am fully known.
we only know in part now. we only see in part now. we get sick, things die, we are selfish. but there is hope. hope that Jesus is restoring and will restore all that was lost.
in this i rest each day. come, Lord Jesus, and let us see what you are preparing!
That's a beautiful reminder of the joy we have in Jesus! Thank you.
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