God's Glory Church

“I will make a road in the desert, and rivers in the desert.” – Isaiah 43:19

After putting on my new glasses, I entered the worship hall, took my seat, and saw my friend sitting right across the aisle on the other side. I waved her hand. She looked so close and clear that I felt as if I could reach out and touch my friend at once, even though she was sitting several yards away. Already after the service, when we talked with her, I realized that my friend was sitting in her usual place. I could just see her better now with my new glasses.

God, speaking through the prophet Isaiah, knew that the Israelites, who were in Babylonian captivity, needed a new purpose, a new perspective. He told them: “Behold, I will do a new thing… I will make a road in the steppe” (Is. 43:19). In His message of hope, God reminded the Israelites that He “created” and “redeemed” them, and He will be with them. “You are mine!” – He encouraged His people (v. 1).

In any of your circumstances, the Holy Spirit can give you better vision so that you, without looking back, look only at the new. And everything around appears thanks to God’s love (v. 4). Do you see what God is doing in spite of your pain and suffering? Let’s put on new spiritual glasses to see what new things God is doing even in the devastating moments of our lives.

What’s new growing in your desert? How does improving your vision help you focus on the new rather than the past?

God of new beginnings, thank you for all your promises. Help me to see all the new things that You are doing even in the desolating moments of my life.

Author: Katara Patton