God has a wondrous ideal for the old earth. He has never forgotten it amid all the tangle and confusion and strife down here. There’s a glad day coming. It will be a new birthday for the earth, the day of birth into a new life. It comes with the coming of the King. Jesus’ coming is not the end of the world, but the beginning of the better order. Lord Jesus, come quickly. The world needs to recognize and obey its King.

From “The Bent Knee Time” a devotional by Samuel D. Gordon