When we get something new, it usually works well, looks good, and brings us joy. After a while, though, it starts to get old and break down. Perhaps we will have to replace it with other toys, some new clothing, another automobile or new equipment. We too are all getting older.
At one point, wise King Solomon said, “There is no new thing under the sun” (Ecclesiastes 1:99The thing that hath been, it is that which shall be; and that which is done is that which shall be done: and there is no new thing under the sun. (Ecclesiastes 1:9)), because it was all here before he was living. Everything around us decays because of sin. The Bible tells us that God can change this and make things that will never grow old. Have you noticed how many “new things” there are in the Bible? We read in Revelation 21:55And he that sat upon the throne said, Behold, I make all things new. And he said unto me, Write: for these words are true and faithful. (Revelation 21:5), “Behold, I make all things new.” What a wonderful day that will be when the effects of sin will no longer mar everything! Even now, there are things that God calls “new” and which will never grow old.
1. What is said about any man who is in Christ? 2 Corinthians 5:___
2. In the message to Philadelphia, can you find two new things promised to the overcomer? Revelation 3:___
3. When the Lord brings a person up out of the horrible pit of miry clay, what kind of song is in his mouth? Psalm 40:___
4. Because there was fault with the first covenant, what did the Lord make with the house of Israel and Judah? Hebrews 8:___
5. Instead of a stony heart, what will the Lord God give Israel in a coming day? Ezekiel 36:___