Isaiah 43:16 This is what the Lord says— he who made a way through the sea, a path through the mighty waters,
Verse 19 is one that I not only cling to often but also share with others who are struggling. Don’t we all know what it feels like to be trapped in the wilderness with no way out? And God is already there, already making a way, even if we can’t yet perceive it.
Isaiah 43:17 who drew out the chariots and horses, the army and reinforcements together, and they lay there, never to rise again, extinguished, snuffed out like a wick:
Not only that, He is excited about what he is doing. “See, I am doing a new thing!” is empathic, enthusiastic. It’s almost like, “Look! Look! See this new thing I’m doing?!?” I can see God’s exuberant joy at showing me this way that He’s making, even though I can’t yet perceive it.
Isaiah 43:18 “Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past.
Lord, Sometimes we just feel alone and stuck. But the truth is that even in those moments, You are not only with us, You are working for us, making a way–a way that You are excited about, even if we can’t yet perceive it. Thank You. Help us to trust You, even when we can’t see, can’t yet perceive. Amen.
Isaiah 43:19 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.
Have a blessed day.