In Isaiah 43 we find a word from the Lord through his prophet to his people in exile. God reminds them, that against all odds He is doing a new thing!

There are so many times it appears that God is absent, or out of touch with our realities – we wonder: is he faithful? is he loving? is he forgetful? is he really omnipotent?

God reminds his people in exile –  people who have lost their land, their livelihoods, their families, their God – that he is still at work, and He is doing a new thing.

But, do we really believe that? Are we listening for that? Are we ready to do what is necessary to be a part of that? In the midst and confusion of our national political stage and our struggling churches, I hear the reminder of our Lord that He will build His church and that nothing shall prevail against it!

What a delight to join Him in this new thing He is doing!