The new is not coming, the new is here and continually incoming. The new is so massive it will not have a full roll out in a day, a week, a month or even a year. The new is going to be rolling out for years to come. Welcome to the new that God has planned for you. In this new era, this new epoch, this new day in which we are living, there are waves of people who will see it, hear and receive it. Again, this will not be a one shot wonder, this is our God who is going to cause us to stand in awe and wonder. Remember what Isaiah said, “Behold, I am doing a new thing; now it springs forth, do you not perceive it? I will make a way in the wilderness and rivers in the desert.” Wind, water and fire will be markers that guide us through the new God is doing.

Whenever something is new, the initial excitement is palpable, the honey is sweet, the joy is exuberant, the celebrations are many, but nothing remains new. The new gives way to building blueprints and infrastructures that will host the new thing God is doing. But what is building in this new era is not another church building, He is building us into the temple of the Holy Spirit. We are the living stones, being built together. We will need each other in this new era, we will work together, we will be for each other and not against each other. Oh the beauty of what is being built is magnificent.

Practically, this is going to include character development as the body of Christ will mature in a way that is needed more than we know. Psalm 141:5 will be a key component attitude to have as part of the new, “When one of your godly ones corrects me or one of your faithful ones rebukes me, I will accept it like an honor I cannot refuse. It will be as healing medicine that I swallow without an offended heart. Even if they are mistaken, I will continue to pray.” Without correction people go in their own direction, but in the new correction will keep us safe, keep us growing and keep us going in the direction of becoming a beautiful bride for Christ.

Welcome to the new, it is exiting, it is beautiful, it is initiated by God and we will be marked with maturity that will bring security we so desperately desire. Everything is becoming new!!!!