There is no saving the old. All of the earth has been defiled. Even the heavens under its inhabitants feet. A curse consumes the earth. Joy is gone. So heavy will be the sins on it, it will fall, never to rise again.
But.... there is hope. Our God is a God of hope. Bud would cry, "overzies!" God is our refuge. When all else fails, God is our hope and refuge. We see "climate change" volcanoes, wars, destruction, floods, mighty storms. Whatever we see is because our sin has touched all of His creation. God has a plan for redemption. He is our hope. He will destroy death forever. He will wipe away our tears of mourning. He is our everlasting hope. He will take away our shame. Our hope is revealed--it is God. We rejoice that He has saved us! Trust in Yaweh forever. He can build up and He can tear down.
Our pride has killed us. Life depending on ourselves to save cannot save. When Your judgements appear on the earth, the people learn integrity. God means what He says. The Lord cries out for us to make peace with Him.
I don't pretend to understand it all. I just know in my heart that when all looks bleak, I am in a safe place that God has made for all who have believed, and are under the shelter of His wing. Everything may crumble around me, but here I stand on the solid rock. My safe place. I am not perfect, and security is in another Who is mighty to save. Hebrews 11. Faith is my guarantee of the blessing we hope for. It is the proof of the existence of things yet unseen.
Our God reigns. He is our hope. We hope in His mercy. In Christ, I find love, hope and mercy. I wear it like armor.
Receive Him with me.
In His love, a work in progress.
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