Bible Verse Friday #7

"This is what the LORD says--he who made a way through the sea, a path through the mighty waters, "Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past.  See, I am doing a new thing!  Now it springs up; do you not perceive it?  I am making a way in the wilderness and streams in the wasteland".  ~Isaiah 43:16, 18-19

What a verse to end this year with!
The last 1/2 of the book of Isaiah is prophesy regarding a new creation in God's future kingdom.
Isaiah was a prophet and I recently learned that profit means "to boil up like a fountain".
This ultimately means that a prophet was a spokesperson for God.
A "forth teller" not a fortune teller.

Although this specific verse is referring mainly to Israel the words are so strong we should remember then today and apply them to our lives!

DO NOT DWELL ON THE PAST
     Was 2010 a bad year?  A good year?  A year of Change?  A year of Stagnancy?  Did it go as you planned?  Or was it complete chaos?  Isaiah tells us that we should not dwell on the past.  Where else have we heard this? 

          -"Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear.  Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothes"?

~Matthew 6:25

          -"Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to your life"?

~ Luke 12:25

          -"Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself.  Each day has enough trouble of its own".

~Matthew 6:34

LORD says- I AM DOING A NEW THING
Do you make resolutions?  Are you going to do NEW things in 2011?   Do you want God to do NEW things for you in 2011? 

          -"Sing to the LORD a new song, for he has done marvelous things;  his right hand and his holy arm have worked salvation for him".

~Psalm 98:1

I AM MAKING A WAY IN THE WILDERNESS AND STREAMS IN THE WASTELAND
He knows the path for he has prepared it for us.  It will not always be easy, but it will be worth it, don't you think?

          -"I saw the Holy City, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride beautifully dressed for her husband".

~Revelation 21:2

          -"But he brought his people out like a flock; he led them like sheep through the wilderness". ~Psalm 78:52

          -"to him who led his people through the wildnerness; His love endures forever".

~Psalm 136:16

I don't know about you all, but I am excited for 2011!
I think 2011 is going to be a year full of change for Bud & I.
He graduates with his Bachelors on May 7th.
He commissions into the Air Force on May 20th.
We will move to Pope AFB North Carolina in 2011 (not quite sure when yet...should know around April).
We will make new friends and experience new things! 

resolution\ n. the act of resolving.  a solution, accomodation, or settling of a problem, controversy, etc.

I don't tend to make resolutions.

Instead I make changes and I never start them on January 1st.
So look for my post about my next 21 day challenge starting sometime next week.
I hope that if you make resolutions that you will find the will to stick to them.
If you make changes I pray that you are blessed by them.
If you plan to stay as you are, I pray God will work in your heart and you will grow!
Have a Happy New Year and a Blessed Friday!