Imagine this place, full of the beauty God created on earth. Because after all, when God created the earth he declared, “It is good” (Genesis 1), but earth’s beauty has been marred by evil and subjected to death and decay, so that we will realize what’s missing—God’s perfect will and ways. “All creation was subjected to God’s curse. But with eager hope, the creation looks forward to the day when it will join God’s children in glorious freedom from death and decay” (Romans 8:20–21 NLT). Imagine creation restored, more real, more beautiful, and more alive than ever. God promises that our earth
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