A New Thing

“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)

I woke up about an hour ago, and I tossed and turned. I said to myself, ‘Today is blog day, and I have nothing to write, I said, ‘Lord, I can’t force it, I have to wait on you.’ I finally settled down and felt myself going to sleep, and I said to Him, ‘Lord, You will tell me what to write, if You don’t, I have nothing to write, nothing to say, there will be no blog today. I have to wait on You.’

I fell asleep, and I had this dream. Dreams a peculiar way that the Lord speaks to me. In the dream, I went back to a house I used to live in. A part of the roof had caved in the house. There was this big black suitcase that was on the floor and in the suitcase there was some clothing. Some were familiar to me, and I began to take the ones that used to belong to me. It has been more than ten years since I have been in that house. In the suitcase, I saw underwear and intimate clothing that I used to wear. I said to myself, ‘I knew that these were missing, I just didn’t know they were there.’ I took them out of the suitcase and began to pack them in a plastic bag, and I heard ‘why are you taking them with you, I have something new and better for you.’ I started to argue that they belonged to me, but in the midst of the argument, I just knew I shouldn’t take them. I left them and assessed the damage to the caved roof. I saw water damage; the sheetrock was wet, and this hole was in the ceiling. I then went outside, and the house that I used to think was so beautiful looked old and unappealing.

The dream shifted, and I ended up in this cafe that looked like an Italian Pizzeria. Inside the cafe, there was this very tall chalkboard, it was so high, it went past the ceiling. I was standing, and there was this man that looked like an old professor. He had a white mustache and a white physician’s coat. He seemed short, yet he was tall, which is the only way I can explain his height. He began to write on this board, and it seemed like it had some type of formula, which, for some reason, I could actually understand. He was explaining to me the scripture verse, Isaiah 43:19, he said, behold means to ‘pay attention’ it meant ‘focus’ because something is about to take place. He said that a new thing meant ‘something new, something that hasn’t happened before.’ He said some other things, and as he spoke, I wrote on this long chalkboard, and the more he spoke, I began to write faster, and as I wrote, I was receiving the revelation. He was a stern Professor, yet He was comforting in a very kind way.

I wanted to take old clothing that I hadn’t worn in years; they were all black, and it seemed like most of them were undergarments. That was a period of my life where I used my flesh to try to create something intimate that could not last. The true intimacy I desired was the one that was with my Lord. I left the clothing and walked around a house that was familiar but not new, but in the dream, I saw the decay, I saw what it truly looked like in the Spirit. I remember when that house was a stronghold in my life. There was a time when I didn’t want to leave it because it was something that I had worked so hard to physically build. But of course, I walked away from it because the Lord had something so much better for me.

As I continued to write, I heard how there was going to be a new level of worship, a new sound. I heard the Lord say many things about the new way of doing ministry and how if we tried to hold onto the old, the familiar, it wouldn’t work. I heard that there was going to be an explosion of new in all aspects of the new thing that He was doing. It’s important to stay and wait for His instructions, don’t rush God. In the new, the writing, the worship, the praise, the sound, the preaching cannot be forced. We have to wait on the Lord for the new thing. It will be sudden and miraculous in the new thing, something that can’t be explained or contained. The new thing is uncontaminated, and it isn’t man-made or manhandled. The new thing is supernatural; all God’s glory is released on earth for His honor. The new thing has a new generation of young people, the true essence of the fivefold ministry that will be released in ways we cannot imagine. The new thing can be sought but cannot be bought! The Lord chooses whom He desires to pour the glory on, the new anointing on, to carry forth the message, the new commandment, the Great Commission on the earth.

Daughters of Fire, don’t do anything just for the sake of doing it. Don’t rush, do not be afraid. The Lord is doing a new thing in your life. Wait for His instructions; don’t be afraid to stand out. You are called, chosen, and peculiar. The process is to refine you. Listen for His voice, learn to know His voice; many voices just aren’t the voice of the Lord. Spend time with Him, delight in His word. Talk to Him and wait for Him to answer you. The Lord will delight over you with singing. The Lord waits for you. Daughters, may the Lord do the new thing in your life for you as He is doing in mine. I am praying for your obedience to answer the call for the new thing. Leave the old things behind. Stay focused on Jesus, He is the author and the finisher of your faith. Are you excited for this journey? I know I am!

“I’m not looking back; I’m moving ahead. I’m here to declare to you that my past is over in you. All things are made new. I surrendered my life to Christ. I’m moving, moving forward!” -Moving Forward, sang by Israel Houghton.