The Tuesday after the Last Sunday after Trinity Sunday
Posted on November 25, 2025 by under
Scripture: Revelation 21:1-7 (NKJV)
21:1 Now I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away. Also there was no more sea. 2 Then I, John, saw the holy city, New Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. 3 And I heard a loud voice from heaven saying, “Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and He will dwell with them, and they shall be His people. God Himself will be with them and be their God. 4 And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes; there shall be no more death, nor sorrow, nor crying. There shall be no more pain, for the former things have passed away.”
5 Then He who sat on the throne said, “Behold, I make all things new.” And He said to me, “Write, for these words are true and faithful.”
6 And He said to me, “It is done! I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End. I will give of the fountain of the water of life freely to him who thirsts. 7 He who overcomes shall inherit all things, and I will be his God and he shall be My son.”
Devotion
As we know, our present world is a mess, brought about by one man’s sin, that of Adam. No matter how hard men try to make the world better, it persists in its evil state. One need only go back through the course of history to see one war ending as another pops up. It’s as though people just can’t help but sin. And that’s the point! Man can’t help but sin.
That is what is meant by the doctrine of original sin. Though once perfect, man is now infected with sin. Man cannot but sin. No matter how much he may try to cure himself from sin, sin still remains, and with sin comes death. “The wages of sin is death” (Rom. 6:23). There is no self-help book that can help you change this. But there is one book which offers hope, the Bible.
“Then He who sat on the throne said, ‘Behold, I make all things new.’” Our new life begins when we are washed in the waters of Holy Baptism. Once baptized into Christ Jesus, we are connected to Life itself. Yes, our sinful flesh is still with us, but God gives us His Holy Spirit to lead us to repent of our sins and to trust in Jesus for forgiveness. Because of Jesus we can look forward to the new heavens and earth.
Collect: Absolve, we beseech Thee, O Lord, Thy people from their offenses, that from the bonds of our sins which, by reason of our frailty, we have brought upon us, we may be delivered by Thy bountiful goodness; through Jesus Christ, Thy Son, our Lord, Who liveth and reigneth with Thee and the Holy Ghost, ever One God, world without end. Amen.
Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
