“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).
TEXT — Isaiah 43:14-28
Message
Jonathan Edwards (1703-1755) made five resolutions in his youth.
1. Live with all my might while I do live. 2. Never lose one moment of time, but improve it in the most profitable way possible. 3. Never do anything I should despise or think meanly in another. 4. Never do anything out of revenge. 5. Never do anything which I should be afraid to do if it were the last hour of my life – Roy B. Zuck.
Jonathan Edward’s resolutions provide a reflective template for the New Year. But resolutions must go along with divine revelation as captured in our text. God instructed the children of Israel to look away from the old negative experiences they have had over the years, especially the unpleasant and humiliating events of their captivity in Babylon. He wanted them to focus on the opportunities ahead rather than the oppressions of the past.
Generally, our brains are wired to retain and meditate on unpleasant memories that may provoke bitterness, regrets, and even revenge. By retaining and ruminating on those negatives, the devil keeps us from seeing and experiencing the brighter side of life that lies ahead. This New Year offers new opportunities to recalibrate all our dreams, desires, and decisions. It offers a new dawn of new opportunities to rewrite our stories for greater accomplishments and impacts in our professions, family life, career, and God-honouring social entrepreneurship endeavours. Of course, it offers new resources to rejuvenate our waning energies for service and exploits in the kingdom.
As someone says, “Our attitude will determine our altitude”. Our God is a God of New Beginnings. He remains in the great and unfailing job of turning our mistakes into miracles, lifting us from grass to grace, and ensuring that we rise from the ashes of zero to the beauty of heroes. Instead of being chained down by the past, ask the Lord to engineer better days for you to pursue and possess the glorious things heaven has for you. God is already at work in your life.
Thought for the day
New things begin with a new mindset and a new passion.
Listed among “500 most powerful people on the planet” by the Foreign Policy magazine in 2013, Pastor (Dr.) William F. Kumuyi is the founder and General Superintendent of the Deeper Christian Life Ministry (DCLM) headquartered in Lagos, Nigeria. DCLM started in 1973 as a 15-member Bible study group right in Kumuyi’s apartment at University of Lagos where he was a lecturer. His revolutionary Bible teaching on personal holiness and commitment to evangelism soon gained so much traction and resulted in a widespread revival.
We bless the name of God for the spiritual blessings we received through the Daily Manna last year. We thank God for beginning with us this year 2025 with ” A year of new things”. It’s God’s promise and He will surely do many new things in our lives as we deploy new mindset and passion. The background song is a welcome development. It shows that new things are definitely in store. May the Lord renew the strength of all our Leaders on this section in Jesus name. Amen.
Happy New Year, Good, I am not a deeper life but daddy Kumuyi has impacted my life since I was in secondary school at Aguda Grammar School, I was the first head- girl of the school, I used to go to students Bible study at at gbagada then, it was not long, I started a fellowship in the school called “Christian Fellowship” it is still there in the school it was started in 1980, when the school started. This year, I was to follow the reading.of daily manner.
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We bless the name of God for the spiritual blessings we received through the Daily Manna last year. We thank God for beginning with us this year 2025 with ” A year of new things”. It’s God’s promise and He will surely do many new things in our lives as we deploy new mindset and passion. The background song is a welcome development. It shows that new things are definitely in store. May the Lord renew the strength of all our Leaders on this section in Jesus name. Amen.
I appreciate God for the opportunity to study today’s scripture looking forward for more of it
Dear Father give me a new mindset and a new passion to run with for the rest of my life and help me to not deviate from it, in Jesus name, Amen!
Happy New Year, Good, I am not a deeper life but daddy Kumuyi has impacted my life since I was in secondary school at Aguda Grammar School, I was the first head- girl of the school, I used to go to students Bible study at at gbagada then, it was not long, I started a fellowship in the school called “Christian Fellowship” it is still there in the school it was started in 1980, when the school started. This year, I was to follow the reading.of daily manner.
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