In elementary school, I loved the beginning of the school year. Not because I was a nerd that wanted homework, but I loved having new school supplies. We would have to have these pencil boxes and something about the eraser smell mixed with the smell of the colored pencils and crayons…Lord have mercy, I loved that smell.
And now that I am an adult, I am realizing that there is not the regular, you-can-count-on-them new things when you get to adulthood. Some of you might disagree, but for the majority of adults, new things like the first day of school don’t come around that often. And I wish that I had a moment like that to look forward to each year.
But the exciting thing is that when we look at the Bible, and especially the prophets, there are times outside of statements of judgment where God is saying, ‘Look I am doing something new! Stand back and be amazed!’ And though it might not smell like a new pencil box, it is probably way better than new erasers. I can’t just let myself believe that nothing new is coming when God has said and is saying that He’s up to something. I’ve just got to be watching.
What are you looking forward to? It can be a new pencil box or something bigger. But what has you excited for the future?
