Living with Eternal Perspective
"Look, I am making everything new." – Revelation 21:5
It is easy to get attached to this world. We spend so much of our lives building things here: careers, homes, relationships, goals. We put so much energy into making life comfortable and meaningful here on earth. But Scripture gives us an important reminder. This world is not permanent.
Isaiah 43 says God is doing something new, and Revelation 21 tells us Jesus will one day make everything new. The earth as we know it will pass away, and God will create a new heaven and a new earth. The old world will not just be fixed up or patched together. It will be completely transformed.
That truth changes how we live today.
If everything in this world is temporary, we are called to live with an eternal perspective. That means we should hold loosely to the things of this life. It does not mean we stop caring or stop working hard. It means we remember what truly lasts.
Psalm 102 says the earth will wear out like clothing. That is a powerful image. Clothes wear out, seasons change, but God endures. The plans of this world fade, but God’s promises remain.
So here is the question for you today. Are you living for what will last? Are you building your life on things that will stand when the world fades away? Are you investing in people, in faith, in love, in things that will carry into eternity?
We do not need to fear the future or dread what is coming. For those who belong to Jesus, the promise of something new is filled with hope. One day, the brokenness of this world will be replaced by something better. One day, all that wears out will be made whole again.
Let that hope shape how you love people. Let it give you courage to forgive, to be generous, and to serve. Let it remind you not to cling too tightly to temporary things. What is coming is far better, and you are called to live as someone who knows the best is yet to come.
It is easy to get attached to this world. We spend so much of our lives building things here: careers, homes, relationships, goals. We put so much energy into making life comfortable and meaningful here on earth. But Scripture gives us an important reminder. This world is not permanent.
Isaiah 43 says God is doing something new, and Revelation 21 tells us Jesus will one day make everything new. The earth as we know it will pass away, and God will create a new heaven and a new earth. The old world will not just be fixed up or patched together. It will be completely transformed.
That truth changes how we live today.
If everything in this world is temporary, we are called to live with an eternal perspective. That means we should hold loosely to the things of this life. It does not mean we stop caring or stop working hard. It means we remember what truly lasts.
Psalm 102 says the earth will wear out like clothing. That is a powerful image. Clothes wear out, seasons change, but God endures. The plans of this world fade, but God’s promises remain.
So here is the question for you today. Are you living for what will last? Are you building your life on things that will stand when the world fades away? Are you investing in people, in faith, in love, in things that will carry into eternity?
We do not need to fear the future or dread what is coming. For those who belong to Jesus, the promise of something new is filled with hope. One day, the brokenness of this world will be replaced by something better. One day, all that wears out will be made whole again.
Let that hope shape how you love people. Let it give you courage to forgive, to be generous, and to serve. Let it remind you not to cling too tightly to temporary things. What is coming is far better, and you are called to live as someone who knows the best is yet to come.
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