Real Renovation

 "Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past. See, I am doing a new thing." Isaiah 43:18, 19

"He who was seated on the throne said, 'I am making everything new!'" Revelation 21:5

    My husband and I were watching one of the best episodes of Home Town on HGTV. In it, this guy had inherited the most dilapidated little cabin we ever saw. Even though the hosts were dubious of possibly restoring it, the man's sentimental attachment to the hot mess won out. I mean, this scurvy place was home to a buzzard dubbed Ricky, that's how bad off it was. 

    Persistently peeling away years of wretched rot and tolerating odious odors, the team of renovators plugged away until, by the show's end, the astounded homeowner gratefully reclaimed his abode from Ricky. It was more than he could have asked for or even imagined.

    As remarkable as this renovation was, it will need updating and repair as the passing years pervade upon its walls. It's inevitable; we live under The Curse.

    Our Creator God is the true Master of restoration. One glad day, this curse, which causes all creation to groan beneath its burden, will be lifted and all things will be made brand new. The wretched rot of death, mourning, crying and pain will be in the dumpster. As we enter our shiny new, beyond-beautiful mansion, bearing the incredibility on our beaming faces, we will finally see our Savior face-to face welcoming us with open arms! Won't that be something else?

 "Jerusalem! Jerusalem!

 Sing for the night is o'er!

 Hosanna in the highest!

 Hosanna forevermore!"

 (quote from The Holy City).