Message Minute (Nothing Good Is Lost)

"The glory and honor of the nations will be brought into it."  Revelation 21:26

Here's one of the most overlooked promises in Scripture: Revelation says the glory and honor of the nations will be brought into the New Creation. Nations represent human cultures—art, music, literature, cuisine, architecture, scientific discoveries. Everything good, true, and beautiful that humans have ever created will be purified of sin and preserved in the New Earth.

The greatest music ever written. The greatest art. The greatest literature. The greatest discoveries. All there in the New Earth. But it's not just the famous stuff. It's the meal your grandmother made that brought tears to your eyes. It's the song you wrote that nobody else heard. It's the tree your great-grandfather planted. It's the business you built with integrity.

1 Corinthians says your "labor in the Lord is not in vain." Nothing good is wasted. Nothing beautiful is lost. Everything that reflected God's glory—even imperfectly—will be purified and preserved. Even your suffering will be redeemed. God will wipe away every tear, which means He acknowledges them, validates them, and then heals them completely.

The life you've always wanted isn't wishful thinking. It's Biblical promise. Everything you love about being human, everything good and true and beautiful, it will be there. Only without the sin, sorrow, and suffering.

Reflection: What good things in your life do you worry might be lost forever? How does knowing God preserves everything beautiful change your perspective?

Prayer: Father, thank You that nothing precious is lost. Help me create, work, and love boldly today, knowing that every good thing reflects Your glory and will be purified and preserved forever. Amen.