Positioning yourself for new and good things

“Behold, I will do a new thing; now it shall spring forth; shall ye not know it? I will even make a way in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert.” — Isaiah 43:19

“Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights…” — James 1:17

Introduction

Our God is the God of new beginnings, unfailing mercies, and ever-majestic glory. He delights in leading His children into deeper experiences of His grace, richer expressions of His goodness, and greater manifestations of His power (Proverbs 4:18).

His promises are inexhaustible, His power is unchanging, and His goodness is all-encompassing. He continually brings those who trust Him into new seasons of opportunity, spiritual growth, divine intervention, and greater manifestations of His glory.

God often ushers His people into new seasons after periods of testing, waiting, or affliction. Moses encountered God at the backside of the desert before becoming Israel’s deliverer (Exodus 3:1–10). Israel’s wilderness preceded Canaan, and the Cross preceded the Resurrection.

The promise, “Behold, I will do a new thing”, speaks of divine acts beyond former experiences and human expectations. When God further declared, “Now it shall spring forth; shall ye not know it?” He revealed that spiritual discernment is necessary to recognize divine beginnings (1 Corinthians 2:9-10). To participate fully, therefore, we must cultivate spiritual sensitivity, obedient faith, and readiness of heart.

Sometimes the new thing begins quietly, like a seed beneath the soil. It may not initially appear dramatic. A new relationship, an idea, an opportunity, a burden for prayer, or an instruction from Scripture may become the beginning of something far greater than we presently understand.

We must therefore refuse to despise small beginnings (Zechariah 4:10). What appears insignificant today may become a mighty channel of God’s purpose tomorrow. Spiritual sensitivity enables us to recognize what God is initiating, while obedience positions us to participate in it.

God Always Gives Good Things

Not everything new is good. A new disease, crisis, or conflict may be new, but it is certainly undesirable. A newborn child, however, is both new and wonderfully good.

The believer’s assurance is that whatever truly proceeds from God is consistent with His righteous, wise, good and loving nature (James 1:17). If it is truly good, it is from God; if it is from God, its perfect goodness is surely guaranteed!

We may not always understand what God permits, but we can trust the heart of the One who works all things together for the good of those who love Him and are called according to His purpose (Romans 8:28).

Even when His timing appears delayed or His methods remain beyond our understanding, His character never changes. He is infinitely wise, perfectly good, and eternally faithful (Psalm 18:30).

Jesus Christ is the ultimate revelation of God’s goodness (Acts 10:38; Romans 5:8). He understands every burden we carry. He knows our fears, disappointments, hidden struggles, and silent tears. We have a compassionate High Priest who is touched with the feeling of our infirmities (Hebrews 4:15).

The same Jesus still transforms lives, opens closed doors, heals wounded hearts, restores broken lives, and creates new beginnings. Yes, His dealings may differ from one person to another, but His compassion remains unchanged today.

Positioning Yourself for God’s New and Good Things

Although God delights in blessing His people, He often prepares them before enlarging their influence, empowering them for unique goodness or entrusting them with greater responsibility.

Before Israel entered Canaan, the covenant was renewed through circumcision and the Passover (Joshua 5). Before Moses led a nation, he was prepared in Midian. Before David occupied the throne, he learned faithfulness in obscurity.

Likewise, believers must prepare spiritually, emotionally and practically for the new things God intends to accomplish.

1. Keep God First

Jesus declared, “Without me ye can do nothing” (John 15:5). Every enduring success begins with wholehearted dependence upon God.

Make Him the centre of every decision, ambition, relationship, and pursuit. Seek His will before establishing your own plans. When God occupies His rightful place, life comes into proper alignment.

2. Embrace Personal Responsibility

New beginnings often require new decisions. Refuse excuses, embrace discipline, and cooperate with God’s transforming work. Do not remain imprisoned by yesterday’s failures or become complacent because of yesterday’s successes. Like Paul, forget what lies behind and press toward the mark of God’s higher calling (Philippians 3:13–14). Gratitude for the past must never become bondage to the past.

Strengthen your spiritual life through prayer, meditation upon God’s Word, and prompt obedience. Those who wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength (Isaiah 40:31).

Build your life upon the solid foundation of Christ’s teachings, for lasting fruitfulness rests upon hearing and obeying His Word (Matthew 7:24–25).

3. Remain Steadfast in Obedience

Scripture exhorts us: “Be ye steadfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord” (1 Corinthians 15:58). Consistency prepares us for greater responsibility. God often entrusts larger assignments to those who have remained faithful in smaller ones. Do not despise seasons of preparation or hidden service. Faithfulness in obscurity often precedes usefulness in the open and prominent spaces.

4. Stay Focused on God’s Purpose

Paul reminds us that no soldier engaged in warfare entangles himself with the affairs of this life, so that he may please the one who enlisted him (2 Timothy 2:4).

Distractions are among the enemy’s most subtle strategies for delaying destiny. Not every opportunity is a divine assignment, and not every open door should be entered.

Spiritual maturity requires the wisdom to distinguish between what is merely attractive and what is truly appointed by God. Great accomplishments in the kingdom belong to those who maintain unwavering focus on God’s purpose.

5. Persevere with Patient Faith

Caleb waited forty-five years before possessing Hebron, yet he never abandoned God’s promise. At the age of eighty-five, he could still declare, “Give me this mountain” (Joshua 14:10–12).

Likewise, believers inherit the promises “through faith and patience” (Hebrews 6:12). Faith believes God’s Word; patience remains steadfast until its fulfilment.

Time spent waiting upon God is never wasted time. His seeming delays often strengthen our character, deepen our faith, and prepare us to steward the blessing.

Conclusion

Beloved, however difficult your circumstances appear, God still specializes in new beginnings. He can replace sorrow with joy, weakness with strength, failure with fruitfulness, and prolonged waiting with divine fulfilment. Therefore, roll away every stone of fear, unbelief, bitterness, and discouragement. 

Present yourself afresh unto God as a living sacrifice (Romans 12:1–2). Deepen your fellowship with Him and remain steadfast in faith and obedience.

Remember, the God who declared, “Behold, I will do a new thing”, is faithful to perform His Word. He still makes ways in wildernesses, brings rivers into deserts, and causes His people to flourish in impossible places.

As you remain rooted in Christ and yielded to the Holy Spirit, may you experience fresh grace, renewed strength, divinely appointed opportunities, and copious manifestations of God’s goodness.

In the mighty name of Jesus Christ, may every barrier standing contrary to God’s purpose for your life give way. May every wilderness blossom, every door appointed by God open, and every promise He has ordained for you spring forth in its proper season.

May your life become a living testimony of His extraordinary goodness, and may your latter days be filled with greater fruitfulness, deeper grace, and increasing glory. You won’t miss these, in Jesus’ precious Name. Amen. Happy Sunday!