In God's plan, transformation and renewal are key themes, as seen in the promise of new things. According to 2 Corinthians 5:17, those in Christ become new creations, while Isaiah 43:19 encourages believers to look ahead, for God is doing a new thing. The prophet also cautions against dwelling on the past in Isaiah 43:18-19, emphasizing instead the fresh possibilities that lie ahead. As Jeremiah 29:11 and Ephesians 4:22-24 affirm, God's intention is to bring about a bright future, one that involves putting off the old and being renewed in His Spirit.
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Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away. Behold, the new has come!
Behold, I am about to do something new; even now it is coming. Do you not see it? Indeed, I will make a way in the wilderness and streams in the desert.
“Do not call to mind the former things; pay no attention to the things of old. Behold, I am about to do something new; even now it is coming. Do you not see it? Indeed, I will make a way in the wilderness and streams in the desert.
For I know the plans I have for you, declares the LORD, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, to give you a future and a hope.
to put off your former way of life, your old self, which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires; to be renewed in the spirit of your minds; and to put on the new self, created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness.
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! By His great mercy He has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
And the One seated on the throne said, “Behold, I make all things new.” Then He said, “Write this down, for these words are faithful and true.”
But those who wait upon the LORD will renew their strength; they will mount up with wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not faint.
What then shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?