I WILL DO A NEW THING: OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL, 1ST JANUARY 2019

MEMORIZE:
"Behold, I will do a new thing; now it shall spring forth; shall ye not know it? I will even make a way in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert". Isaiah 43:19

READ: Isaiah 43:14-19 (KJV)
14 Thus saith the Lord, your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel; For your sake, I have sent to Babylon, and have brought down all their nobles, and the Chaldeans, whose cry is in the ships.

15 I am the Lord, your Holy One, the creator of Israel, your King.
16 Thus saith the Lord, which maketh a way in the sea, and a path in the mighty waters;

17 Which bringeth forth the chariot and horse, the army and the power; they shall lie down together, they shall not rise: they are extinct, they are quenched as tow.

18 Remember ye, not the former things, neither consider the things of old.

19 Behold, I will do a new thing; now it shall spring forth; shall ye not know it? I will even make a way in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert.

MESSAGE:
Welcome to a new year! The Almighty God says to you and me, “I will do a new thing.” How marvellous it is to begin the New Year with this promise from your Father. These are not empty words! They are the declaration of the Creator of heaven and earth, the Sustainer and Redeemer of all things, who cannot lie.

However, for you to partake of the transformative power in this word sent from God, all you have to do is believe. Remember the words of our Lord Jesus Christ to the ruler of the synagogue in Luke 8:50b, saying:

“Fear not: believe only, and she shall be made whole.”

Beloved, on this first day of this New Year, God is telling a user of this devotional, “I will do something new about your spiritual life. Your spiritual status will change from being sinful to being holy, in this New Year, you will no longer continue to live a life that saddens my heart because I have decided to save your soul and cleanse you from all your impurities.” 

If this applies to you, you must take a bold step of faith like Zacchaeus did in Luke 19:1-10, by repenting of your sins and choosing to right your wrong through the help and power of the Holy Spirit.

As a New Year gift for all His faithful children, Our Abba Father makes a promise in today’s Bible reading to do that which is humanly impossible. If you are numbered among His Children, I congratulate you, but if you are not, the new thing promised by the Lord begins with the salvation of your soul. 

Do you know that everything required for your salvation has already been accomplished by the death of Jesus Christ at Calvary?

A new thing can mean different things to different people, depending on their current state. Have you been living in abject poverty in the past years? Do you work as an elephant but eat like an ant? Has your mortgage repeatedly failed or is your business crumbling under tough financial difficulties? Read 2 Corinthians 8:9 and believe what it says.

For a user of this devotional to whom the enemies have said there is no way of escape, the Lord is saying you should not remember the former things nor consider the things of old. Why? It is because this year, that sickness that has devoured your finances shall not remain in your body. 

This year, the status of those who desire a godly and blissful marriage will change for the better, and those considered barren will experience fruitfulness. However, for you to partake of the new thing God has promised, you must heed His words to Martha in John 11:40:

“….Said I not unto thee, that, if thou wouldest believe, thou shouldest see the glory of God?”

In this New Year, the One who brought forth water from the rock will bring forth the good desires of your heart in Jesus Name.

PRAYER POINT:
Father, I thank you for bringing me to the beginning of another year, please fulfil your promise to do a new thing in my life, beginning from today, in Jesus Name.

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR:
Matthew 1:1-25, Isaiah 1:1-31, Matthew 2:1-23, Matthew 3:1-17

AUTHOR: PASTOR E.A. ADEBOYE

HYMN 1:
THERE SHALL BE SHOWERS OF BLESSING
1 There shall be showers of blessing:
This is the promise of love;
There shall be seasons refreshing,
Sent from the Saviour above.

Chorus:
Showers of blessing,
Showers of blessing we need;
Mercy-drops round us are falling,
But for the showers, we plead.

2 There shall be showers of blessing—
Precious reviving again;
Over the hills and the valleys,
A sound of abundance of rain.

3 There shall be showers of blessing;
Send them upon us, O Lord!
Grant to us now a refreshing;
Come, and now honour Thy Word.

4 There shall be showers of blessing;
O that today they might fall,
Now as to God we’re confessing,
Now as on Jesus we call!

5 There shall be showers of blessing,
If we but trust and obey;
There shall be seasons refreshing,
If we let God have His way.