Perceive God’s Work

Do you hold on to old things? Do you hold on to old memories? Do you like to remember the “good ole days” and wish you were still living them? Are you fearful of new things? Does the future scare you? Have you considered that God is doing something new?

We like to hold on to old memories and sometimes those memories are tied to old possessions. We might say we hold on to things that are sentimental. It may be a piece of jewelry. I may be an old t-shirt. I may be grandpa’s pocketknife. We won’t let go of them for the world.

For many of us, the future is scary. We have no idea what it will bring and fear of the unknown grips us in a vise. That fear can paralyze us. It can keep us from moving forward. If we never overcome it, it will keep us from becoming who God intended us to be.

God is always doing something new. Sometimes it is small things that are new and sometimes big things. God prophesied through the prophet Isaiah that he was going to do something new. In this case, God was talking about doing something big. This passage is often pointed at as being God’s prophetic message that Jesus was going to turn the world on its head.

This passage asks if Isaiah, and Israel as a nation, perceives what God is doing. Isaiah never saw the fruition of what God was doing. The nation of Israel would witness Jesus’ coming. Unfortunately, most of their leadership rejected Him. They did not perceive what God was doing. Today, we need to pay attention, so we perceive what God is doing. We must remember that God is always working.

I pray we all know that God is always at work. I pray we overcome our fear of the future. I pray each one of us will keep our eyes and ears open and perceive what God is doing in our lives. God is always at work. Overcome your fear. Keep your eyes open. Keep your ears open. Perceive what God is doing.

Isaiah 43:18-19

Do not remember the former things 

or consider the things of old. 

I am about to do a new thing; 

now it springs forth; do you not perceive it? 

I will make a way in the wilderness 

and rivers in the desert.