NEW THINGS! – PART 1 - INTRODUCTION!..

 

Our earthly existence is ruled by times and seasons which are in God’s hands (Dan 2:21). We may be going through challenging or good times, but the truth is that God is always doing new things. He wants us to focus on the new things rather than being rooted in our past experience, either good or bad. As we learn in Isaiah 43:19 "Behold, I will do a new thing; now it shall spring forth; shall ye not know it? I will even make a way in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert." This promise was first spoken to the Israelites in their period of hardship, disappointment, and captivity. They had seen the mighty hand of God in the past, yet they were facing a future that seemed uncertain. Into that moment, God declared, “Behold, I will do a new thing.” The same God who made a way through the Red Sea (Exodus 14:21-22) and led His people by a pillar of cloud and fire (Exodus 13:21-22) was about to reveal another dimension of His power. Their past victories would not become the limit of God’s future possibilities.

In the Bible and our contemporary world, we see numerous examples where God intervened, in the affairs of nations or individuals, to manifest these possibilities. The Shunammite woman (2 Kings 4:8-17), was in a state of childlessness for so long that she wrote off the issue as a concern. It was only at the insistence of Elisha that she admitted, and according to the word of the prophet she had a child in due season. Before that, the inherited debt of the wife of a prophet which consigned her two sons as collateral was miraculously paid off when her small jar of oil multiplied (2 Kings 4:1-7). Peter’s night of fruitless and frustrating fishing was turned into a morning of net-breaking catch (Luke 5:1-11). Let us see verses 4-7 for emphasis: “When He had stopped speaking, He said to Simon, “Launch out into the deep and let down your nets for a catch.” But Simon answered and said to Him, “Master, we have toiled all night and caught nothing; nevertheless at Your word I will let down the net.” And when they had done this, they caught a great number of fish, and their net was breaking. So they signaled to their partners in the other boat to come and help them. And they came and filled both the boats, so that they began to sink”

God has not changed and is still doing new things today. Our four-part series for the month of July, “New Things” is a call to faith. It is a call to expectation. We pray that as we open our hearts to His Word each week, we will behold His new work, recognize His divine timing, and walk in the paths He prepares. We will drink from the rivers He causes to flow in every wilderness. Indeed, we will not miss our season of visitation, but receive all that God has ordained for us in this month of new things. Join us this and every Sunday, on-line or in person, as we explore the theme.

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