behold a new thing - Isa. 43:19
When God used this scripture in connection with our entering a new place with Him, He didn’t mean for us to make our own new plans, programs, or methods of action, but to let Him do His new thing. When Jesus came preaching the Kingdom of Heaven and God, He had to preface it with the call to repent. Repent doesn’t just mean to stop sinning and ask for forgiveness, although that is implied. Its major meaning is to change our minds. For Israel it was a change in how they thought the Kingdom of God was to operate. But do we have any idea of what new thing God wants to do? Yes. Isa. 42:9 says that God will declare new things before they spring forth.
As I understand Him speaking to my spirit, He wants to take us into a new understanding and appreciation for the Kingdom of God. This was on the Lord’s mind when He came to His ministry. He wanted to tell Israel they had the wrong idea about the Kingdom of God and needed a fresh concept of it. For the church today, we too must have a fresh concept of the Kingdom of God and not just new ways to do church. This is what lies ahead of us. The church is the people of God who enter the Kingdom of God, come to understand it, and embrace all that it entails. Kingdom life provides a much richer life and sense of Godly purpose than we have known.
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