God has your back!

“Do not remember the former things, Nor consider the things of old. 19Behold, I will do a new thing, Now it shall spring forth; Shall you not know it? I will even make a road in the wilderness And rivers in the desert."     Isaiah 43:18-19   NKJV

As we consider our new beginning that God has given us, let us begin by thinking about what had happened to these Israelites. They had spent 70 very hard years as slaves to the Babylonians. It is hard to describe what they went through but, with God's help many of them made it. There must have been times when they thought of how their ancestors managed to cope when they were imprisoned in Egypt. The Israelites were finally rescued with the help of Moses and Aaron and with Pharaoh and the Egyptian army in pursuit, they managed to cross the Red Sea to safety. Through Moses, God performed a miracle and the mighty waters of the sea was drawn back and they were able to cross over dry land. However, the Egyptians perished as they tried to do the same.

Egypt was a similar set up. But the exodus was forgettable compared with what was happening to them in Babylon. God was getting ready to perform a miracle for His people there. Cyrus the Great, the Persian conqueror of Babylon issued a decree in 538 BCE allowing the Jews to return to Judah to rebuild their temple. This ended the Babylonian exile.

God had given a Word through Isaiah letting the Jews know of this which is found in our text today. Note that God was telling the people to forget what had happened to them and focus on the now and the future He had planned for them. He had made a road and a river through the desert and the waste places would be habitable again and there would be an abundance of water. The old was gone and the new was coming.

If we look at this from our own point of view, you may be in a place of torment and feel that nothing is happening to bring you a future. Stop that negative thinking right now! It is doing you no good. God wants you to forget the past and accept that He is doing a new thing in your life. Don't forget that He destroyed the Egyptian army who were pursuing the Israelites who were escaping and, He raised up a new king in Babylon - Cyrus the Great and they were released from their captivity. He can do the same for your situation. He is the same God. He never changes.

God has your back. Others may have let you down. Close friends and family may have walked away from you thinking you were a hopeless case. However, not in God's eyes. And He is about to make you a somebody. Where people scoffed at you, they will be stunned at what He will perform in you and through you. Hang on to that. Your friend Jesus is at work on your behalf.

Think big, think success and think happiness and joy. Your time is at hand! 

Receive it!

If you don't know Jesus or, have fallen away, why not say this prayer right now

Lord Jesus, I have sinned. I ask you to forgive me and be my Lord and Saviour. Please come into my heart, fill me with Your Spirit and give me a brand new start today. In Jesus' Name. Amen
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