Behold, I Will Do a New Thing | Isaiah 43:19

Some verses don’t whisper… they announce. 

Isaiah 43:19 is one of them: “Behold, I will do a new thing, now it shall spring forth; shall you not know it?” 

It’s a wake-up call to every part of us that has grown tired, discouraged, or convinced that nothing is changing. God speaks into the dry places of Israel’s story and into ours, with a promise that doesn’t depend on circumstances, timing, or feelings. He says I will. Not I might. Not maybe later. I will do a new thing. And just like that, the barren places of our lives gain possibility again. 

Sometimes the “new thing” comes quietly. 

Sometimes it comes suddenly. 

Sometimes it comes after a long season of waiting, healing, stretching, or pruning. 

But it always comes with purpose. 

God’s new things aren’t random, they’re redemptive. 

Isaiah 43 itself is full of reminders: God parted waters before, carried His people before, redeemed them before. His new work is always connected to His faithful character. 

Psalm 126:4 echoes this same hope: “Bring back our captivity, O Lord, as the streams in the South.” Those streams were sudden floods that transformed dry land overnight. That’s what God can do, bring life to places that looked lifeless. 

And maybe that’s where you are today. 

In the in-between. 

In the “not yet.” 

In the place where you know God is good, but you don’t see movement yet. 

Here’s today’s truth nugget: Just because you can’t see the new thing yet doesn’t mean God isn’t already doing it. 

New growth usually happens underground before it breaks the surface. God is already arranging, aligning, preparing, and opening paths you don’t even know you’ll need. The question He asks is gentle but honest: “Shall you not know it?” In other words… Will you stay expectant? Will you stay hopeful? Will you stay open to the new thing I’m bringing? 

Today, gratitude looks like believing that God is at work, even before you see the evidence. 

Prayer

Lord, thank You for the new things You are already doing in my life. Help me see with expectant eyes, trust Your timing, and stay open to the fresh work You are bringing. Amen.

Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.