Till All Will be Renewed

Michael E. Wood

July 29, 2012

Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and the sea was no more. And I saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, “Behold, the dwelling place of God is with man. He will dwell with them, and they will be his people, and God himself will be with them as their God. He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain anymore, for the former things have passed away.” Revelation 21:1-4

While contemplating the third petition of what is known as “The Lords Prayer”; “Thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven”, it seemed only reasonable to focus on the things which are revealed to us by the Holy Spirit through the scriptures concerning those things which we will not only find in heaven but also those things which shall be done away.

Though death, mourning, crying and pain are realities that face each of us as children of God, we are likewise privileged to rest in the assurance of those realities that are found in Christ alone. Grace is given as each day requires and the hope of the glory of God through all eternity.

Now within this veil of tears

We walk with joy in strides

While comforts come that we may know

That Christ with us abides

And though we see not yet all things

To Him alone subdued,

We see Him now by grace through faith

Till all will be renewed.

Oh glory in the glory

That one day shall be revealed

When Christ will then display all those

Who in Him were concealed.

For by His blood He purchased

All before that were decreed

By God the Father through the Son;

The woman’s promised seed.

Then all will see Him as He is

As on the left and right

His glory will be fully shown

As Judge in awesome might!

His holiness and justice on

All those who are condemned.

His mercy and His grace on those

He saved though they had sinned.

For mercy met with justice

On the cross at Calvary.

God’s wrath and love then intermixed

To set the captives free

To glorify the splendor of

The precious Holy Name

Of God the Father and the Son

Forevermore the same!