As much as we would like everything to last forever, we know
that eventually everything will come to an end. The prospect of this demise of
our universe is disconcerting because, being material beings, we stake our
sense of stability and security on the sun rising very morning and the ground
holding us up. As the prophet Isaiah reflected on the recent disruption of his
life and lives of his neighbors, he realized this:
“Look up to the skies above,
and gaze down on the earth below.
and gaze down on the earth below.
For the skies will disappear like smoke,
and the earth will wear out like a piece of clothing.
and the earth will wear out like a piece of clothing.
The people of the earth will die like flies,
but my salvation lasts forever.
My righteous rule will never end!” (Isaiah 51:6)
but my salvation lasts forever.
My righteous rule will never end!” (Isaiah 51:6)
There is something which will last long after this world is
gone: God’s way to settle justice. Even those who lack much of this world’s
goods cry out for justice. When we are out of the last ray of hope, we will
still seek a sense of fairness. History is not a meaningless cycle of re-dos; His-story
is a story of a day of final making right all that is wrong. – Ron Friesen
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