📅 February 24 – The New Earth: God’s Original Plan Restored

Monthly Theme: The Great Controversy – The Conflict Between Good and Evil
Yearly Theme 2026: “Soon the King Is Coming – Hope Beyond the End”

📖 Central Bible Verse of the Day

“And I saw a new heaven and a new earth;
for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away.”
— Revelation 21:1

🌅 Devotional Thought for the Day

After the end of sin, something completely new begins —
the new earth.
This is not merely a beautiful conclusion to history,
but the restoration of what God had planned for His creation from the very beginning.

Eden was never the final plan,
but a foretaste of something greater.
What was lost through sin
will now be restored in perfect glory.

“Behold, I make all things new!”
— Revelation 21:5

Ellen G. White wrote:

“The great plan of redemption has reached its fulfillment.
All that was lost through sin has been restored.
Not only humanity, but the earth itself is redeemed.”
(The Great Controversy, p. 674)

✨ A Home Without Pain

The new earth is not a distant dream,
but a real, renewed creation —
full of life, peace, and joy.

“And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes;
and there shall be no more death.”
— Revelation 21:4

No sickness,
no loneliness,
no fear anymore.
Everything that once burdened the heart will belong to the past.

Ellen White writes:

“On the new earth there will remain no trace of the curse.
Pain and death will disappear,
and joy will fill every heart.”
(Maranatha, p. 350)

🌿 Life in God’s Presence

The greatest gift of the new earth is not the beauty of nature,
but the immediate presence of God.

“Behold, the dwelling place of God is with humanity!
And He will dwell with them.”
— Revelation 21:3

What Moses was only allowed to see in part
will then be revealed to all:
the face of God.

“And they shall see His face.”
— Revelation 22:4

The separation that began in Eden is over.
God Himself lives among His people.

Ellen White describes:

“The redeemed will freely commune with their Redeemer.
No veil will stand between God and humanity.”
(The Great Controversy, p. 676)

🕊️ Work, Joy, and Fellowship

The new earth is not a place of passive rest,
but of fulfilled life.

“They shall build houses and inhabit them;
they shall plant vineyards and eat their fruit.”
— Isaiah 65:21

Work will be joy,
creativity an expression of worship,
fellowship free from misunderstanding and pain.

Animals will live in harmony,
nature will reflect God’s beauty,
and every encounter will be shaped by love.

Ellen White wrote:

“There every ability will be developed,
every desire for knowledge satisfied,
and every longing of the heart fulfilled.”
(Education, p. 304)

🌄 The Center of Eternity – The Lamb

At the center of the new earth stands not a place,
but a Person: Jesus Christ.

“The city has no need of the sun or of the moon to shine in it,
for the glory of God gives it light,
and its lamp is the Lamb.”
— Revelation 21:23

The scars of His love remain visible —
an eternal reminder
of what it cost to bring us home.

The redeemed will never forget
that they are there by grace.

Ellen White wrote:

“The cross of Christ will be the science and the song of the redeemed throughout all eternity.”
(The Great Controversy, p. 651)

🙏 Prayer

Dear Father in heaven,
thank You for the promise of the new earth,
where there will be no more suffering and no more death.

Turn my eyes toward eternity
when the worries of this world weigh me down.

Help me to live today already as a citizen of Your coming kingdom —
in love, hope, and faithfulness.

Prepare my heart for the day
when I may see Your face
and dwell with You forever.

Amen.

💭 Thought for the Day

“The new earth will be God’s final answer
to the suffering of this world —
a home where love reigns forever.”
— Ellen G. White, Maranatha, p. 351

💡 Personal Application

1. Read Revelation 21–22 and Isaiah 65:17–25.
   Which images of the new earth speak most deeply to your heart?

2. Pray: “Lord, fix my eyes on what will last.”

3. Practical step:
   Intentionally bring hope into someone’s life today —
   through a word, a message, or a quiet act of kindness.

🌺 Closing Verse

“For behold, I create new heavens and a new earth;
and the former shall not be remembered or come to mind.”
— Isaiah 65:17