Real Hope: New BeginningsSample

Our Clear Pathway

It’s hard to put things behind us, especially things that have hurt or upset us deeply. Isaiah writes to God’s people, who had been taken away to another land as slaves, to look to the future because it is time for new things, new ways to go; there is a new hope.

God is acting, even when it may not be clear. He acts for the good of His people. 

We know that Isaiah is pointing to Jesus, who will come and will change things eternally. It is through Jesus that we can build our hope and confidence and seek a fresh start.

In a wilderness, there is no path to see and you can’t be sure which way to go. Do you return to the start or find a new destination? The landscape all looks the same.

A wasteland bears no fruit and doesn’t seem to sustain much life, but when a stream flows, life returns, with an abundance of birds, flowers, and fruit.

There are new ways, new opportunities, and new hope. A future that is rooted in Jesus provides a clear pathway in the wilderness and life to the wasteland to enable us to flourish, to bear fruit to see new opportunities, and to make a difference.

Now that is something to put our trust in, something for a sure future.

Jesus is our sure foundation as we move into a future assured of hope and a fresh start in Him and through Him.

Written by David Barker