In retelling some of the story from the book of Isaiah, Sally Lloyd-Jones writes some of the more memorable lines in the Jesus Storybook Bible. She calls the chapter “Operation ‘No More Tears!’” and it lays out the heart of God to rescue his people. She writes of the baby to be born. He is a Royal Son who will come to the rescue. He will be a King. He will be a Hero. He will make the blind see and the lame walk…but people will hate him and kill him. She writes;
“He will be like a Lamb - he will suffer and die…But he won’t stay dead - I will make him alive again. And, one day, when he comes back to rule forever, the mountains and trees will dance and sing for joy! The earth will shout out loud! His fame will fill the whole earth - as the waters cover the sea! Everything sad will come untrue. Even death is going to die! And he will wipe away every tear from every eye.”
If you’ve been around me at all you’ve heard me quote that line…”Everything sad will come untrue.” God has promised to make all things new (cf. Isaiah 25:8; 35:10; Revelation 21:1-7). To take away our reproach…our pain…our tears. We live in a fallen world, but he will renew it. The resurrection of Christ is that visible guarantee that the Lord will do what he has promised. Come to him all you weary. Come to the heart of our Savior (Matthew 11:28-30).
This morning here is a beautiful song by Andrew Peterson called “All Things New.”
Come broken and weary
Come battered and bruised
My Jesus makes all things new
All things new
Come lost and abandoned
Come blown by the wind
He’ll bring you back home again
Home again
Rise up, O you sleeper, awake
The light of the dawn is upon you
Rise up, O you sleeper, awake
He makes all things new
All things new
Come burning with shame
Come frozen with guilt
My Jesus, he loves you still
Loves you still
Rise up, O you sleeper, awake
The light of the dawn is upon you
Rise up, O you sleeper, awake
He makes all things new
He makes all things new
The world was good
The world is fallen
The world will be redeemed
So hold on to the promise
The stories are true
That Jesus makes all things new
(The dawn is upon you)
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