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| This is what the Lord says, “Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past. See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the desert and streams in the wasteland.” |
| —Isaiah 43:16, 18-19 |
On the very last day of what has been one of the most confounding years that we have had to face in our lives, the verse at the beginning of this blog post is a good reminder that we must not linger in the past. God declared to the people of Israel through the lips and pen of Isaiah the Prophet that He is continually providing a new thing.
You see, God is the one who is always creating. Just as He created the world and all that is in it, so He constantly creats new and exciting possibilities for us. We do not need to linger in the past. Rather, we can always look forward, knowing that He is doing a new thing.
As this old year ends and a new year begins, lets cling tightly to the reality that God is creating a new thing for us. He has our best interest in mind. He will give us all we need to faithfully serve Him and bring honor to His name. Let’ forget the past and move forward, following the pathway that God opens up before us.
