βSing unto the LORD with the harp; with the harp, and the voice of a psalm. With trumpets and sound of cornet make a joyful noise before the LORD, the King. Let the sea roar, and the fulness thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein. Let the floods clap their hands: let the hills be joyful together Before the LORD; for he cometh to judge the earth: with righteousness shall he judge the world, and the people with equityβ (Psalm 98:5-9).
The second verse of the classic Christmas carol highlights todayβs Scripture.
βJoy to the earth! the Saviour reigns;
Let men their songs employ;
While fields and floods, rocks, hills, and plains
Repeat the sounding joy,
Repeat the sounding joy,
Repeat, repeat the sounding joy.β
When Adam sinned, sin entered the world, and death by sin (Romans 5:12), plunging creation into suffering. What God had intended to last forever was now languishing away and dying off! βFor we know that the whole creation groaneth and travaileth together in pain until now. And not only they, but ourselves also, which have the firstfruits of the Spiritβ¦β (Romans 8:22,23).
We humans, pinnacles of Godβs creatures, are so ungrateful to our Creator. Even in such a fallen state, our universe is amazingly complex and it is a miracle it even functions at all with its abounding impediments! Rather than praising our Creator for giving us life, we complain about our βproblemsβ and then write books, display billboards, and give lectures about His βnon-existence.β We mock His name, laugh at His Bible, and wag our fingers in His face. God will not tolerate that forever!
In His own time, Almighty God will make all things right. That means getting rid of that which (and who) is wrong/evil. As 1 Timothy 6:14,15 says: ββ¦the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ: Which in his times he shall shew, who is the blessed and only Potentate, the King of kings, and Lord of lords;β No matter what mankind doesβcooperate with Him by faith, or protest in unbeliefβGod has already determined what He is going to do. Jesus Christ, whether people like it or not, will be King over all creation! source
