"Is this going to be forever?"

I love this video: "David After Dentist." This poor seven year old kid is reeling from the effects of anesthesia after getting some work done on his teeth. The best part is (at 1:43) when David says, "Is this going to be forever?" He knows something is amiss - things are not as they should be. His Dad (with a knowing chuckle) assures him that the feelings he is experiencing are only temporary. I feel like David sometimes. The "medicine" of this world produces hopelessness and fear. It blurs our vision; causing us to not see things clearly. It leads me to question my Abba Father, "God, will this world be like this forever? Will I be like this forever?" And God, with a perfectly knowing smile responds, "No." The great thing about the video is that David believes his Dad but it doesn't keep him from letting out a sigh (at 1:55) of frustration. The renewing of all things is a process, but thank God, it is already in progress! In Revelation 21 we find the promise of this coming renewal, “Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and the sea was no more. And I saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, ‘Behold, the dwelling place of God is with man. He will dwell with them, and they will be His people, and God Himself will be with them as their God. He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain anymore, for the former things have passed away.’ And He who was seated on the throne said, ‘Behold, I am making all things new.’ Also He said, ‘Write this down, for these words are trustworthy and true.’” God is moving in our midst. May we be faithful to join Him in what He is already doing.