“And he that sat upon the throne said, “Behold, I make all things new…”
(Rev. 21:5 KJV).

Advertising and marketing professionals know that one of the most powerful words in advertising is the word “new”. That word immediately sparks interest and curiosity. It creates a desire to investigate and see what is “new”. God specializes in making things “new”!

In John 13:34 Jesus gave a “new commandment” that we should love one another. It would become the identifying mark of those who are His disciples. In Hebrews 8:8 Jesus made a “new covenant” that was better than the old. It accomplished what the old could never do (Heb. 10:4). Through the work of His Cross, Jesus opened a “new and living way” into the presence of God! That way now makes it possible for anyone who will to come unto to Him (Rom. 10:13). No one is excluded!

So as we stand on the threshold of this new year, with hope and anticipation, let us embrace the continual newness that Christ brings to us each day!

Those who truly come to Christ become a “new creation” (2 Cor. 5:17). Our whole lives become “new”. And this powerful work brings together both Jew and Gentile into “one new man” (Eph. 2:15-16). It completely resolves all racial and sectarian divisions. When He fully establishes His Kingdom there will be a “new heaven and a new earth” (Rev. 21:5) which will be even better than the one we currently enjoy. There will also be a “new Jerusalem” coming down out of heaven in which the redeemed shall dwell with God (Rev. 21:2-3). In fact, absolutely everything in this realm of indescribable glory will be completely new (Rev. 21:5).

Rev. James W. Black