It’s the story of you

Good morning everyone,

Our theme for this month: “A fresh start in a new year”

Our Bible verse for today: “Look, I am about to do something new; even now it is coming. Do you not see it? Indeed, I will make a way in the wilderness, rivers in the desert.” Isaiah 43:18-19 (CSB)

Our thought for today: “It’s the story of you”

And so, the story of you continues. Welcome to 2025! It’s a new year and an opportunity for a fresh start. As I noted in my sermon at Oak Hill Baptist Church last Sunday (December 29^th), 2024 was probably a mixed bag of good and bad for all of us. For some of us it was especially challenging. But the past is past and we can’t re-live it. There is no going back, only forward.

Good, bad, and in-between, 2024 was a chapter in the story of your life. Now, in 2025, the story of you continues. The story of your life is still being written and God has things He wants to do in you and through you in the coming year. That’s the message He sent to the nation of Israel through the words of the prophet Isaiah in Isaiah 43:18-19. They had had a rough time too, but God was planning to renew and restore them. A new day was dawning, something new was coming. God was making a way forward in the wilderness of life, and there was going to be rivers of blessing flowing through the desert.

For you too. That promise is for you too. But are you ready? Can you see it coming? Are you expecting it? Are you preparing for it? Have you set some goals and made a plan to do your part?

God had something good planned for Isaiah and for the nation of Israel but they were going to have to believe Him; they were going to have to embrace the promise; and then they were going to have to do their parts by moving forward into that future, doing the things they needed to do for the promises of God to become a reality in their lives.

That’s true for you and me too. The fulfillment of God’s promises doesn’t happen by magic. Although miracles without our involvement do sometimes happen, most of the time the fulfillment of God’s promises in our lives is a joint effort between Him and us. He requires us to believe, plan, and then act in faith – not just sit there waiting for Him to do all the work.

Your story, “the story of you,” is still being written. 2025 will be the next chapter in that story. I hope you are looking forward to it with eagerness and anticipation. God is about to do a new thing in your life. It’s coming. It’s the next chapter in your story.

God bless,
Pastor Jim

(If you like what you are reading in these daily devotionals, and if you would like more content from Oak Hill Baptist Church, join us on Sundays at 10:00, in-person if you are nearby or, if you are geographically distant or if you just can’t make it, online at www.YouTube.com/@oakhillbaptistcrossville

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