Isaiah 43:19 KJV “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.”
“Everything old is new again” is a quote I’ve heard many times. It’s very true in fashion. Who would have thought puffy sleeves and pleats would make a comeback? Or that buttercup yellow would be a cool color again? I’ve noticed some other things are making a comeback since the COVID-19 pandemic and honestly, I’m loving it.
I wanted to make our family some masks to go to the store during the quarantine. I watched several tutorials on sewing them. I pulled out my sewing box, sewing machine and looked for my sewing supplies. It had been years since I had sewn. It was something I used to do 20 years ago, but it became easier and cheaper to buy whatever I needed at the store. Sewing is new again.
I blew the dust off my old cookbooks. I picked out family favorite recipes that had not been made in years. I have been making menus for our family meals again. Eating out had become so convenient that I was only cooking a few times a week. Cooking is new again.
One of my favorite things about Easter is getting a new dress. Cleaning out my closet was a daunting task that I tackled during this quarantine. I knew I had more clothes than I needed. I ended up making a pretty big stack to donate. As I looked over my dresses in my closet, I decided that this year an “old” dress would be my new dress for Easter. Contentment is new again.
My perspective on life is new again. Excitement about going to church and looking forward to spending time with my friends. Appreciation for essential workers such as; cashiers, farmers, truckers, medical workers (to name only a few) is new again.
There are additional activities that I have seen made new again. Checking on our neighbors, planting gardens, spending time outside, sending notes of encouragement in the mail, singing hymns, and praying.
This verse from the old testament is new again. “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 KJV
God is doing a new thing. He is changing things in this world and making a new way in a difficult time. I hope to see more old things become new again. I want to see our churches revived, our freedoms appreciated and an urgency to make what matters most important in our lives again. It looks like everything old is new again and I’m loving it.
Tune My Heart 