Behold, He Makes All Things New
Month 12: On Mission & Finishing Well · Family Worship
Today's Scripture
Read together: Revelation 21:1-5
1 Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and earth had passed away, and the sea was no more. 2 I saw the holy city, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. 3 And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying: “Behold, the dwelling place of God is with man, and He will dwell with them. They will be His people, and God Himself will be with them as their God. 4 ‘He will wipe away every tear from their eyes,’ and there will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the former things have passed away.” 5 And the One seated on the throne said, “Behold, I make all things new.” Then He said, “Write this down, for these words are faithful and true.”
Memory Verse
“And the One seated on the throne said, “Behold, I make all things new.” Then He said, “Write this down, for these words are faithful and true.””— Revelation 21:5 (BSB)
📖 Bible-in-a-Year (optional)
Today's reading: Revelation 4–6
Reading the whole Bible in a year — do this when you have extra time. (Around Day 360 of 365 — worship at the throne of the Lamb.)The Heart of It
John sees the end of the whole story, and it is not an ending at all. It is a beginning. "Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth," he writes, and the holy city coming down "as a bride adorned for her husband." Then the loudest, most wonderful announcement in the Bible rings out from the throne. "Behold, the dwelling place of God is with man, and He will dwell with them." Everything the Bible has been reaching toward finally happens forever. God lives with His people, face to face. No curtain. No distance. No sin in between. This is home.
And then God Himself speaks, which He does rarely in Revelation. "Behold, I make all things new." Notice He does not say "all new things." He does not throw the world away. He renews it. He heals it. He restores it. He makes it more glorious than Eden ever was. The same Maker who spoke creation into being in the beginning will speak again and wipe the broken world clean. Then He adds something tender. "Write this down, for these words are faithful and true." This is not a wish or a fairy tale. The God who cannot lie has put it in writing, so His children can stake their whole lives on it.
Around the Table
One day God will make everything brand-new and perfect, and He will live right here with us. No more boo-boos! No more being sad!
Let's do it: Cup your hands like you're holding something broken. Then open them wide and say, "Jesus makes it new!"
God doesn't trash the world. He fixes it, better than before. And He promises to live with His people forever.
Let's talk: What is something broken in our world that you can't wait for God to make new?
The Bible begins with God making a perfect world. It ends with Him making it new again. Creation is restored, not thrown away.
Let's go deeper: Why does it matter that our hope is a renewed earth, and not just floating away as spirits on clouds?
💬 Conversation Starter
If God let you help "make all things new," which one thing in the whole world would you fix first?
🛡️ Defending the Faith
Christianity's hope is not escape. It's restoration. It's the same physical world healed and made glorious (). That fits a God who called His creation "very good" in Genesis, and who rose bodily from the grave. The new creation is as real and physical as the empty tomb.
For Dad · Go Deeper
A father can carry a quiet weariness about the brokenness he sees. He sees it in the news, in his own failures, even in his kids' struggles. hands you the long view. The One on the throne has already declared the outcome. "I make all things new" is present-tense certainty, written down so you can lean your weight on it. This shapes how you parent today. You are not raising children for a world that ends in chaos. You are raising them for a kingdom that ends in glory. Let that ease the grip of perfectionism. You are not the savior of your home. You are escorting your family toward the One who is.
Draws on: Sam Storms, Kingdom Come; Tony Evans, Theology You Can Count On.
Let's Pray Together
"Father, thank You that You are making all things new, and that these words are faithful and true. Help our family live with hope. Help us know that the best is still ahead, and that one day You will dwell with us forever. In Jesus' name, amen."
The world is broken now. But the last word belongs to the God who says, "Behold, I make all things new."