A New Thing:
Happy New Year! The word “New” appears 150 times in the Bible. As I was reading chp 43 of Isaiah today, the beginning of verse 19 reads “Behold, I will do a NEW thing…”. This prompted me to stop and to recall all what God has done for me and my family this year. I can’t count the number of times God blessed us and never left us, as He still is doing today and every day. He is Faithful and True! He is the King of kings and Lord of lords. This year, truly dedicate your life to Christ. Make it NEW with God, The Lord Jesus Christ. A NEW year with Christ Jesus! Saved and Redeemed by His Blood. Remember the blessings of the Lord each day. His mercies are NEW every morning (Lamentations 3:22-23). Have a NEW walk with God; Pray, Sing, Read and Study His word (Bible). Put away the old you and live in the NEWNESS of life with the Savior and Lord Jesus. In doing so, you’ll have a friend in Jesus. It is this relationship He wants to have with you this year and every year. Don’t wait, time is rapidly drawing to a close, and the opportunity will be gone. Jesus is coming again! Remember the song “In the Garden”? This is the refrain (chorus):
“And He walks with me, and He talks with me,
And He tells me I am His own,
And the joy we share as we tarry there,
None other has ever known.”
Psalm 33:3
3 Sing unto him a NEW song; play skilfully with a loud noise
Isaiah 42:8-9
8 I am the Lord: that is my name: and my glory will I not give to another, neither my praise to graven images.
9 Behold, the former things are come to pass, and NEW THINGS do I declare: before they spring forth I tell you of them.
Isaiah 43:18-25
18 Remember ye not the former things, neither consider the things of old.
19 Behold, I will do a NEW THING; now it shall spring forth; shall ye not know it? I will even make a way in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert.
Matthew 26:26-28
26 And as they were eating, Jesus took bread, and blessed it, and brake it, and gave it to the disciples, and said, Take, eat; this is my body.
27 And he took the cup, and gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying, Drink ye all of it;
28 For this is my blood of the NEW testament, which is shed for many for the remission of sins.
Romans 6:4
4 Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in NEWNESS of life.
Romans 12:2
2 And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the RENEWING of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.
2 Corinthians 5:17
17 Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a NEW creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become NEW.
Ephesians 4:22-24
22 That ye put off concerning the former conversation (lifestyle) the old man, which is corrupt according to the deceitful lusts;
23 And be RENEWED in the spirit of your mind;
24 And that ye put on the NEW man, which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness.
Hebrews 8:8
8 For finding fault with them, he saith, Behold, the days come, saith the Lord, when I will make a NEW covenant (The life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ) with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah:
Hebrews 8:13
13 In that he saith, A NEW covenant (The life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ), he hath made the first old. Now that which decayeth and waxeth old is ready to vanish away..
Revelation 21:5
5 And he that sat upon the throne said, Behold, I make all things NEW. And he said unto me, Write: for these words are true and faithful.
6 And he said unto me, It is done. I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end. I will give unto him that is athirst of the fountain of the water of life freely. Happy New Year to each of you. May the God of Glory show you blessings and favor in 2022.