King Jesus,
As we lift our prayers to you today—
prayers for loved ones to heal from illness,
prayers for spouses or children or financial provision,
prayers for the end of racism, poverty, and wars—
tune our ears to hear your answer to our prayers:
“Behold, I am making all things new.”
Lord Jesus, first, you tell us to look.
Where should we look? We should look at you, seated on the throne of heaven,
ruling over all things.
We shouldn’t look at the news or Facebook or TikTok
to find the redemption of all things,
because for the most part,
those sources are going to showcase
the brokenness of all things.
Lord Jesus, second, you tell us you “are making” all things new.
Even if we don’t remember our grammar very well,
we can probably recognize the continuing nature of this verb.
You have already begun making all things new
when you died on the cross,
and you are continuing to make all things new
until the day you return.
Lord Jesus, third, you tell us you are making “all things” new,
not just our neighbor’s new car or our friend’s new boyfriend.
You are at work, even when we can’t see it,
making our lives, our stories, our hearts new.
You have already begun,
and you will complete that work
on the day we see you face to face (2 Corinthians 5:17; Philippians 1:6).
Lord Jesus, fourth, you tell us you are making “all things new,” not “all new things.”
You are not going to simply wipe out all of the broken places in our lives;
you are going to redeem them for our good and your glory (Genesis 50:20; Romans 8:28).
Lord, because you have already heard our cries
and begun answering our prayers,
may we live with great hope today,
and may we love others by going into a broken world
to join you in making all things new.
In your restoring name. Amen.
Read Revelation 21:1-5; 2 Corinthians 5:17; Philippians 1:6; Romans 8:28.
