A New Thing

Unlocked: Daily Devotions for Teens · Jan 7, 2022 · 3m

“Behold, I will do a new thing. Isaiah stood on a hill overlooking the once great city of Jerusalem. His shoulders were bent with age, his long beard a tangle of gray. It had been years since he first spoke the prophecy of Israel’s downfall and of the Messiah. The promised Rescuer had not yet come. Still, Isaiah clung to God’s words like a lifeline: Behold, I will do a new thing. Israel needed newness. They needed something beyond themselves, something greater. They had failed so many times, turning their backs on God, running in the opposite direction and straight into a life of slavery at…