Yesterday, two different devotional emails I received were centered around Isaiah 43:18-19. Needless to say, that caught my attention.

““Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past. See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the wilderness and streams in the wasteland.”
‭‭Isaiah‬ ‭43:18-19‬ ‭NIV‬‬

Last Saturday, as I looked at the freshly fallen snow in my front yard, I thought of how “new” it looked before anyone walked through it. Once footsteps were made and the sun began to melt the snow, it no longer looked as pure.

That is like humans. As babies we are pure, innocent, new. As we grow older and learn the ways of the world, we sin. We fall short. We aren’t as pure. However, as Christians, we know that the blood of Jesus Christ covers our sins and once again makes us new.

On this Spiritual Sunday, as you worship, I encourage you to spend time with God confessing your sins. Ask God for forgiveness, grace and mercy. As you end your time of confession, take comfort in the promise that God is “doing a new thing.” All you must do is trust and obey.