Seventh Day Baptist
Christian Education Council
PO BOX 1678
Janesville, WI 53547
Thus says the LORD,
your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel:
“For your sake I send to Babylon
and bring them all down as fugitives,
even the Chaldeans, in the ships in which they rejoice.
I am the LORD, your Holy One,
the Creator of Israel, your King.”
Thus says the LORD,
who makes a way in the sea,
a path in the mighty waters,
who brings forth chariot and horse,
army and warrior;
they lie down, they cannot rise,
they are extinguished, quenched like a wick:
“Remember not the former things,
nor consider the things of old.
Behold, I am doing a new thing;
now it springs forth, do you not perceive it?
I will make a way in the wilderness
and rivers in the desert.
The wild beasts will honor me,
the jackals and the ostriches,
for I give water in the wilderness,
rivers in the desert,
to give drink to my chosen people,
the people whom I formed for myself
that they might declare my praise.
(ESV)
—Isaiah 43:14-21
by: Katie Brown.
The slate is clean and God has transformed His children into new creatures. God created the earth and heavens as new at the beginning of time. In the same way, He is able to bring new growth and transformation in the lives of His people today. God created us to worship and praise Him, and in His infinite mercy He takes away our old sins and the pain from our past life so we can worship in freedom. Will we accept God’s gift of new life in Christ? How can we not share the news of this beautiful gift with others around us?
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