God will make a way in the wilderness

There are times in our lives when God gives us new directions, new visions. God starts a new chapter in one's life, a new project, a new direction, a new job or new ministry, or a new assignment. God wants us to forget the old past, the sinful past and simply focus on this new chapter, new direction. God will make a way in the wilderness or desert, and God will make a river in the middle of a wasteland.  Nothing is insurmountable with God.  Nothing is impossible with God. 

Text:   Isaiah 43:18–21   NIV

18 “Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past.

19 See, I am doing a new thing!  Now it springs up; do you not perceive it?  I am making a way in the wilderness and streams in the wasteland.

20 The wild animals honor me, the jackals and the owls, because I provide water in the wilderness and streams in the wasteland, to give drink to my people, my chosen,

21  the people I formed for myself that they may proclaim my praise.

INSIGHTS:

[from Our Daily Bread]  God, speaking through the prophet Isaiah, knew that the Israelites stuck in Babylonian captivity would need a new prescription—a new view. 

He told them. “I am doing a new thing! . . . I am making a way in the wilderness” (Isaiah 43:19). And His message of hope included the reminders that He had “created” them, “redeemed” them, and would be with them. “You are mine,” He encouraged them (v. 1).

In whatever you’re facing today, the Holy Spirit can provide better vision for you to put the old behind you and look for the new. By God’s love (v. 4), it’s popping up all around you. Can you see what He’s doing in the midst of your pain and bondage? Let’s put on our new spiritual glasses to see the new that God is doing even in our wilderness moments. 

        [From me]  There are times in our lives when God gives us new directions, new visions. God starts a new chapter in one's life, a new project, a new direction, a new job or new ministry, or a new assignment. God wants us to forget the old past, the sinful past and to simply focus on this new chapter, new direction. God will make a way in the wilderness or desert, and God will make a river in the middle of a wasteland.  Nothing is impossible with God.   The ultimate purpose is that we shall proclaim his praise, and that we will bring honor and glory to His holy name. 

Feb 26, 2023