Tuesday
Read Isaiah 65:17-25
17 The Lord says, “I am making a new earth and new
heavens. The events of the past will be completely forgotten. 18Be
glad and rejoice for ever in what I create. The new Jerusalem I make will be
full of joy, and her people will be happy. 19I myself will be filled
with joy because of Jerusalem and her people. There will be no weeping there,
no calling for help. 20Babies will no longer die in infancy, and all
people will live out their life span. Those who live to be a hundred will be
considered young. To die before that would be a sign that I had punished them. 21–22People
will build houses and live in them themselves—they will not be used by someone
else. They will plant vineyards and enjoy the wine—it will not be drunk by
others. Like trees, my people will live long lives. They will fully enjoy the
things that they have worked for. 23The work they do will be
successful, and their children will not meet with disaster. I will bless them
and their descendants for all time to come. 24Even before they
finish praying to me, I will answer their prayers. 25Wolves and
lambs will eat together; lions will eat straw, as cattle do, and snakes will no
longer be dangerous. On Zion, my sacred hill,p there will be nothing
harmful or evil.”
Think
Read Isaiah's description of the new creation - the new creation that
Jesus' resurrection anticipates and affirms.
Pray
Lord although this world is not the way it should be. Help me - with your power and love - to live
as if it was.
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