II Peter 3:11-13
“Daily expect the Day of God, eager for its arrival. The galaxies will burn up and the elements melt down that day—but we’ll hardly notice. We’ll be looking the other way, ready for the promised new heavens and the promised new earth, all landscaped with righteousness.”
“Since everything around us is going to be destroyed like this, what holy and godly lives you should live, looking forward to the day of God and hurrying it along. On that day, he will set the heavens on fire, and the elements will melt away in the flames. But we are looking forward to the new heavens and a new earth he has promised, a world filled with God’s righteousness.”
This promise of a new earth, along with that of our salvation, gives believers reason to hope. Hope is in short supply around the world right now. Political uncertainty and upheaval along with anxiety over a worn and weary earth are major causes. The Lord graciously assures us he has plans for healing these. I should do a better job at sharing my hope in his plans with those terrified with hopelessness.
Lord, I can easily let my hope become apathy for the world’s sorry state. Instead, help me tune into other’s anxiety, validate it, and share my hope for a glorious future. Make me your ambassador of love and hope to the world.