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"BEHOLD, I WILL DO A NEW THING" "Remember ye not the former things, neither consider the things of old.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 43:18-19)Many folks today don’t believe that God is interested and intervenes in the lives of His people. They somehow think that if He did so the past, it was a long time ago and He is no longer inclined to do so now. But in verse 19 here. we find God's word encouraging us saying, “I will do a new thing.” The primary principles and promises of God activity remain unchanged, but the way He interacts changes with the needs of His people in different times. We can look back and remember the ways that God has done things in the past and we can understand His gracious dealings. We are also to look forward to creative and fresh new ways that God will continue to work in and with His children. We should not be surprised when we find that our Creator does in fact continue to do creative things in new ways in our lives as He makes us into that new person which He desires.Many years ago, I remember reading one of the most famous moments in Rose Bowl football history. It occurred when Georgia Tech played California University in 1929. Late in the second quarter, Tech fumbled and California's Roy Riegals scooped up the ball and ran some 65 yards the wrong direction toward Tech’s goal. His own teammate tackled him at the 2-yard line. California attempted to punt from their end zone, but Tech blocked it and scored. At halftime the teams went to their locker rooms, where Riegals burst into tears. But the coach never mentioned his misdirected run. As a matter of fact, Riegals was told he would start the second half. But when the team charged back toward the field, Riegals wouldn’t budge from the locker room. Understanding human nature as he did, the California coach knew this experience could devastate Riegals, so he looked at Riegals, and with the sternness of a field general, said, “Roy, the game is only half over. Get out there. You belong on the field.” Friends, we can rest assured that after some of the past mistakes we've made or some wrong directions we've taken, God has more for us to do in life. With God, failure doesn’t mean the game is over, for there's STILL a race we need to run. The Lord knows how devasting past wrongs can determine our present work. That's why He said. “Behold, I will do a new thing” even if we don't see or know them yet.