Daily Devotion for February 15, 2025

Devotion:

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Read Isaiah 43:16-21.

In any organization or group, when things become stagnant, it is energizing when a new plan is put in place. When what we have been doing is not working, it’s good to try something new. When life has become “lifeless” what a difference it makes when we discover a new purpose or way to help others.  

The people of Judah had been defeated by the Babylonians and carried off to exile in that foreign land. It had to be tempting to think that there was little hope for their future.  But God speaks through this prophet to let the people know that God is doing “a new thing.”  God had not forgotten them. Even while they were experiencing this distressing time, God was working to bring about change.  

That message is still a great reminder to God’s people today. Any of us may find ourselves in times of struggle and distress that cause us to question our future. Be assured that even in those times, God is at work, always preparing “a new thing!” 

Personal Worship Option:

Brian Wren wrote a beautiful hymn that shares this same message. Here are three verses of it.

This is a day of new beginnings, time to remember and move on, time to believe what love is bringing, laying to rest the pain that’s gone.

Then let us, with the Spirit’s daring, step from the past and leave behind our disappointment, guilt and grieving, seeking new paths, and sure to find.

Christ is alive, and goes before us to show and share what love can do. This is a day of new beginnings; our God is making all things new.