INTRODUCTION

1. There are some who are jaded in their outlook of life

a) They are tired out

b) They look at life dismally

c) To them, there is nothing new under the sun

2. The Lord came to challenge this approach to life

a) He had new things to declare

b) He has new things to reveal

 

A WORD OF HOPE

8 I am the Lord, that is My name;

And My glory I will not give to another,

Nor My praise to carved images.

9 Behold, the former things have come to pass,

And new things I declare;

Before they spring forth I tell you of them.” Isaiah 42:8-9

1. This was only an introductory statement

2. God will reveal the new things He would do

 

THE NEW THINGS GOD WOULD DO

1 But now, thus says the Lord, who created you, O Jacob,

And He who formed you, O Israel: “Fear not, for I have redeemed you;

I have called you by your name; You are Mine.

2 When you pass through the waters, I will be with you;

And through the rivers, they shall not overflow you.

When you walk through the fire, you shall not be burned,

Nor shall the flame scorch you.

3 For I am the Lord your God, The Holy One of Israel, your Savior;

I gave Egypt for your ransom, Ethiopia and Seba in your place.

4 Since you were precious in My sight, You have been honoured,

And I have loved you; Therefore I will give men for you, And people for your life.

5 Fear not, for I am with you; I will bring your descendants from the east, And gather you from the west;

6 I will say to the north, ‘Give them up!’ And to the south, ‘Do not keep them back!’

Bring My sons from afar, And My daughters from the ends of the earth—
7 Everyone who is called by My name, Whom I have created for My glory;

I have formed him, yes, I have made him.”

8 Bring out the blind people who have eyes, And the deaf who have ears. Isaiah 43:1-8

1. God will redeem His people

2. His presence would give special protection

3. He will gather His people together

4. He creates them for His glory

5. The blind will see

6. The deaf will hear

 

MORE NEW THINGS

19 Behold, I will do a new thing, Now it shall spring forth;

Shall you not know it? I will even make a road in the wilderness and rivers in the desert.

20 The beast of the field will honor Me, The jackals and the ostriches,

Because I give waters in the wilderness; And rivers in the desert,

To give drink to My people, My chosen.

21 This people I have formed for Myself; They shall declare My praise. Isaiah 43:19-21

1. Unexpected things

a) A road in the wilderness

b) Rivers in the desert

c) Waters in the wilderness

2. God’s provision

a) To give drink to My people

b) To the people He has chosen

c) God has formed His people especially

d) They will declare the praise of God

 

CONCLUSION

1. To see and appreciate afresh God’s goodness bestowed on us

2. To declare His praise

3. To rejoice in the Lord with great joy