We Will Never be Satisfied with this World (TMF:1753)

Wednesday, December 01, 2021
Peace to Live By: We Will Never be Satisfied with this World (TMF:1753) - Daniel Litton
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       And Paul tells us that the current creation, the one we are in right now, we ourselves, we along with nature, are eagerly awaiting, we are eagerly anticipating these things to come to pass. Even the animal kingdom, in some way, and the earth itself, is waiting to be free from the effects of sin, from the curse on the earth and the universe. That’s what Paul says. And as we know, at the moment Adam and Eve sinned in the Garden of Eden, back in Genesis chapter 3, God cursed the earth and the universe (see Genesis 3:17-19). That means no matter how hard we try, we can never reach ultimate fulfillment in the things of this world. Before the fall, we could have been totally satisfied with the things of this world. We could of had total enjoyment, perfect enjoyment, from them. But since God cursed it, now we cannot. People will never be perfect here, the environment will never be perfect, animals will never be perfect, society won’t work without problems, and culture will be tainted by sin. And notice that this curse from God on the earth is an Old Testament curse, and Christ’s death and burial did not remove this curse—at least not yet.