Isaiah 48:6-7 ~ "[This is...] just the beginning. I have a lot more to tell you, things you never knew existed. This isn't a variation on the same old thing. This is new, brand-new, something you'd never guess or dream up. When you hear this you won't be able to say, 'I knew that all along."
These are words that come as a challenge to me for this specific point in my ministry journey. As I stand at the crossroads reflecting gratefully on where I've been and looking ahead in expectation of what God is going to do, I anticipate God's best.
Why? Here's the basis of my personal conviction:
God has always kept His Word through history. He continues to honour His promises in the present day. And He will forever remain reliable and trustworthy.
In the light of this very assurance, more than ever I'm confident that our new beginnings (no matter how challenging!) are always guaranteed to offer a 'more than sufficient' measure of God's grace to see us through - to a victorious & God-honouring outcome!
