WEEK 52 – DAY 5

OUR FOREVER HOME WHERE RIGHTEOUSNESS DWELLS

Nevertheless we, according to his promise, look for new heavens and a new earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness. 2 Peter 3:13

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 found in 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” (2 Peter 3:13 CJB).  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!

Father, help us to be eagerly, expectantly anticipating the new heaven and new earth You have promised in Your word. May we live with hope, peace, and joy in light of this certainty.