A New Song When All Things Are New

A New Song When All Things Are New.

“Let the upright sing for joy to the Lord; it is fitting for the pure to praise Him. Praise the Lord with melodies on the lyre; make music for Him on the ten-stringed harp. Sing a new song of praise to Him; play skillfully on the harp, and sing with joy.” (Ps. 33:1-3).

“Sing a new song to the Lord! Let the whole earth sing to the Lord! Sing to the Lord, praise His name. Each day proclaims the good news that He saves. Publish His glorious deeds among the nations. Tell everyone about the amazing things He does. Great is the Lord! He is most worthy of praise! (Ps. 96:1-4).

“Sing a new song to the Lord, for He has done wonderful deeds. His right hand has won a mighty victory. His holy arm has shown His saving power! The Lord has announced His victory and has revealed His righteousness to every nation! He has remembered His promise to love and be faithful to Israel. The ends of the earth have seen the victory of our God.” (Ps. 98:1-3).

“I will sing a new song to you, O God! I will sing your praises with a ten-stringed harp.” (Ps. 144:9).

“Hallelujah! Praise the Lord! Sing to the Lord a new song! Sing His praises in the assembly of the faithful. O Israel, rejoice in your Maker. O people of Jerusalem, exult in your King. Praise His name with dancing, accompanied by tambourine and harp. For the Lord delights in His people; He crowns the humble with victory. Let the faithful rejoice that He honors them. Let them sing for joy as they lie on their beds.” (Ps. 149:1-5).  

“Sing a new song to the Lord! Sing His praises from the ends of the earth! Let the whole world glorify the Lord; let it sing His praise! (Isaiah 42:10, 12).

The Final Frontier. When it comes to singing a new song to the eternal and almighty Lord, there will always be fresh material for a new composition. Every believer is on the endless quest to discover as much about the character and goodness of God as He is willing to reveal. There is always more to the Lord than we can understand or appreciate, so there is always something new to discover about Him and more to sing about. There will always be new ways to express our praises to God.

Behold! There are some individual words and short phrases in Scripture that need to be highlighted as they are read, words or phrases that are significant or point to something meaningful. Some phrases might be: Fear not. Here I am. Woe to you. One another.   And maybe some words are: Amen. Hallelujah. Blessed. Abba. Come.  The word Behold! is one of those significant words, an exclamation that is intended to get our attention. Listen, people, this is something you need to hear! Behold says to the audience, Look at this and take note! You would be wise to remember these words and think about them! Careful now, don’t be deaf to what I am about to say! Stop what you’re doing and listen up! As the Eastern Orthodox Christians say before they read the Gospel in the Liturgy… Attend! The following verse begins with Behold! So the words that follow must be important.

“Behold! I am about to do something new! I have already begun, and you shall suddenly perceive it. Will you not be aware of it? I will make a pathway through the wilderness. Even now it shall come to pass. It is bursting forth, a road through the desert, a river through the waste land.” (Isaiah 43:19).

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The Three Stages of Newness. This prophecy of Isaiah is like a three-stage rocket booming through the atmosphere. His words can be applied to the immediate, the distant, and the far distant. This prophecy is fulfilled soon, then within 700 years, and then after a few thousand years. Of course, God is outside of time, where the blinking of the eye is the same as a thousand years. So a three-stage prophecy traveling through time is nothing to Him. The first stage of the prophecy is intended to be an immediate source of comfort and encouragement to those in Babylonian exile. Things look bleak there in Babylon, the Jews have lost their homeland, their freedom, and their center of worship where they could meet with their God. This first fulfillment of the prophecy is a promise of restoration to the people of Judah. This first “new thing” is God’s deliverance of the Jews to their beloved homeland, and it looks forward to Judah’s return from Babylon. Behold, says the Lord. You who are in exile will be newly restored, and you will be free to worship me once again in your promised land. I will make a way for you to return home, says the Lord, and your new life will be fruitful. You will enjoy the fountain of life as this river will make all things fresh and green once again.

New Redeemer. The second stage of the prophecy is clearly messianic. The “new thing” will be a Redeemer that will emerge in Jerusalem. This Savior will be a Suffering Servant who will redeem the people from their sins, a Messiah who will live, die, and rise again for the forgiveness of sins. This New Thing will result in a fresh new movement of the Holy Spirit. This Messiah will replace the obsolete Law of Moses with the new Covenant of the Messiah between God and man. This new Law of the Lord will fulfill the old Law of Moses, resulting in a heart of transformed flesh instead of a heart made of stone. Old believers will become new creatures, with a new righteousness and a new way of life in the Lord. This Messiah will change everything in newness of life.

The Final New Thing. The third stage of the prophecy is in the far distant future at the End of Days. God will do a “new thing” in every way conceivable. The Redeemer will usher in a new kingdom of God, a new heaven and a new earth. Believers will dwell with the Redeemer and His Father and His Spirit in a new creation. As was declared by He who is seated on the throne at the end of time, “Behold! I will make all things new (“kainos”)! Consider this… I am making everything to be new and fresh. In fact, I will be making the whole of creation new!” (Rev. 21:4-5).  “Kainos” is the Greek word used here, and it means fresh; unused; new; unprecedented; novel; innovative; unique.

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In all three stages of Isaiah’s prophecy, God is declaring that He will make a way to newness that will change everything. The God of newness is declaring, ” The old conditions and the former order of things have passed away. Behold! I am making something new! Do you perceive it?“

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