October 31, 2019
My Dear Brothers and Sisters, I greet and bless everyone in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord. The blessed word that God has given for you today is from the book of Isaiah 43:19, “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.”
My Dear Brothers and Sisters, from the above context we understand that God wants to do something new in your life. God promises to do something that has not occurred, some unheard of and wonderful, event. That shall far surpass, all that he had formerly done.
My Dear Brothers and Sisters, God says, that it shall spring up as the grass does from the earth. Or it shall bud forth like the opening leaves or flowers. This denotes the manner in which the events of divine providence come to pass. God says, “I will even make a way in the wilderness.” By this the prophet describes the care which God would show, in protecting His people and providing for them in conducting them to their promised land. While they were walking through the dry desert, the poor and needy sought for water, but there was none to provide. Their tongues failed out of thirst. God heard them. He did not forsake them. He provided them water from the rock. God says, “I will open rivers in desolate heights and fountains in the midst of the valleys. I will make the wilderness a pool of water. And the dry land a springs of water. ”
My Dear Brothers and Sisters, not only did God provide them water in the wilderness, but He also provided them with Manna, food from heaven. He gave them during the forty years, of their travel in the wilderness. Secondly he provided quails in the evenings for the people to gather, as they wanted meat for their food. These are the new things that God provided them while they travelled through the desert.
God says, that he did all these things that they might know, that the hand of the Lord had done this. And the holy one of Israel has created it. Thus all the former things which He had foretold had come to pass and by this He proves that He alone was God. He had foretold all the events through the prophets, to His people, which had all been fulfilled. Hence the wilderness and the wasteland shall be glad for them. And the desert shall rejoice and blossom as the rose. It shall blossom abundantly and rejoice. Even with joy and singing. They shall see the glory of God.
My Dear Brothers and Sisters, Our God is a God of wonders. He does wonders beyond numbers. Just as God performed many new things for the people of Israel, in the wilderness, God wants to do new things in your life. He wants to set right all that is crooked in your life. He wants to uplift the status of your life. All these years, you might not have been able to succeed in your life. He has seen all your hardships all these years. But God wants to put a stop to all your misery and lift you up. He has turned His face towards you. He wants to bless you with a good job, a good family. He wants to prosper your business and increase your investments. He always desires to bless the work of your hands. So cheer up. Await a miracle to happen in your life. God bless you.
Prayer: Our loving heavenly Father, we thank you for this blessed day. Thank You Lord for seeing our sorrow and our poor state of life. Thank you for causing your face to shine upon us. Make us to understand your goodness towards us. And help us to do well in our life and be successful in all the efforts that we take.
In Jesus name we pray.
Amen.