Isaiah 43:18-19
New Living Translation (NLT)
18 “But forget all that—
it is nothing compared to what I am going to do.
19 For I am about to do something new.
See, I have already begun! Do you not see it?
I will make a pathway through the wilderness.
I will create rivers in the dry wasteland
Had a great time this past week at my brother's wedding in Ohio. While there among the friends, family, strangers, and others - .I thought about our lives - how we seem to be on the roller coaster, waves, and highs and lows of decisions, attitudes, hurt, resentment, pain, and mostly the past. I realzied that all of us in some way, some fashion, and some form have been or may still be in a cloud of dust. What do I mean -these clouds are different for each person, and for each situation of life. For some it could be the cloud of loss of a job, for others the cloud of loss of a spouse/marriage, and even for others it could be the loss of a loved one.
Regardless of how much of Christ we have, how much of the BIBLE we can quote, or how many people know our name - we all have been faced with the "dust clouds" of life. And no matter how we try to hide it, dance around it, or ignore it - it has happened, it has caught us - and we have had to at times blindly wade through it to try and find the light, the hope, and the answer to see the Sun shine again.
Much like the huge dust storm that occured last week in Phoeniz Arizona that caused flights to be delayed and power outages to occur - we have been stuck in a storm that has delayed our assignment, delayed our destiny, and delayed our faith. We have faced outages - that caused us to lose the power that we normally have been accustomed to. We have been in the dark - waiting for the light of life to return.
With all of that being said.........When the Dust settles - planes fly again, homes can be illuminated again, and life with resume. Today, i want to encourage us - that when ( and it will - not if!) the Dust settles on your setback, your loss, your questions, or the storm you seemingly cant seem to shake - remember
Isaiah 43:18-19 -- Forget all that! It is nothing compared to what I am going to do! I am about to do something new! Do you not see it?
Understand this----when the dust settles ---we have to begin focusing on the NEW THING that Christ will do -- and stop dwelling on the dust! Let the dust settle - let the waves of uncertaintiy subside, the cloud of doubt to dwindle, and watch FAITH ARISE in the NEWNESS that Christ has promised for you!
When the DUST SETTLES.............a NEW PATH IS FORMED...................
"Whatever it Takes"
