Creating Something New

Isa. 43:19  I am creating something new.  There it is!  Do you not see it?  I have put roads in deserts, streams in thirsty lands. (CEV)

Considering the heavens and the earth, and all they contain (including us), it would be understandable to think that God's full-time job is just maintaining or managing that which already exists.  And He does do that, but I think we sometimes limit our present-day view of God to only that of being a manager and no longer a creator.

The fact of the matter, however, is that God still continues to create.  In the visible as well as the invisible realms (Col. 1:16).  And His creations are new and unique.  They are wondrous and awe-inspiring, confirming His glory (Ps. 19:1).  Also, each and every one of God's creations has purpose.  Look around you.  For obvious things like snowflakes, clouds and newborn babies.  For perhaps less obvious things like new friends, a new home or a new job.  As Isaiah 43:19 asks, "Do you not see them?"

In our daily lives, it's easy to become discouraged and overlook or stop looking altogether for the continuing, purposeful creations of God that are meant for us.  So, what are you looking for?  What unique need do you have in your life right now that God can and will creatively fill?  Look for Him to do it.  God still is, and will forever be, in the business of creating something new!


Sock Monkey Snippet:  God is creating something new for you.  Look for it.