Day 14 Great Things are Newer Things

Do not call to mind the former things, or ponder things of the past. Behold, I will do something new, now it will spring forth; will you not be aware of it? I will even make a roadway in the wilderness, rivers in the desert. Isaiah 43:18-19

 

My favorite phrases in these verses are “road in the wilderness” and the “rivers in the desert.” Those are some pretty great things, right? I mean we are talking a paved road through the most remote place you can imagine; not just a hiking trail or a small path but a highly visible easily accessible road. And as for the “rivers in the desert” we are talking a life giving source of refreshment, a raging river that twists and turns and moves in a place that is dry and barren, stagnant and void of life. Perhaps you find yourself today in one of those two categories. You feel lost in a wilderness of confusion and need direction. Or maybe your spirit is in a desert and in need of refreshment. If so…

 

Don’t focus on what you’ve always done in the past. It might be time for a change. When we live on past successes we limit our ability to achieve future success. Have you ever been around someone who is always talking about their “glory days”? What are they doing now? More than likely nothing because they have wasted all their time and energy wearing out what’s already been done while everyone else moved on.

 

Notice the question God asked in Isaiah 43:18-19, “will you be aware of it?” God is saying, “I will and I am doing miraculous things. The question is... are you going to be positioned to see it?” We have to make sure our hearts are in tune with what God is up to in order to see what He’s doing. If we are living in our past or waiting for God to do something familiar we may miss it all together. God is creative. Creative types are always looking for new and inventive ways to accomplish things; otherwise, they get bored. Our creative God likes to change it up now and then, too. He says it in verse 19 “Behold I will do something....NEW”.

 

Pray—Ask God to open your eyes to what it is He is already doing and for the courage to join Him in it. Remember, He is constantly wanting your faith to grow and what better way for that to happen than to keep coaxing us out of what is comfortably familiar and into uncharted territory where we are more reliant on Him.

Blogged by Pastor Jason Baird