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Uschi's Corner
Bi-weekly Devotionals auf Deutsch and English to encourage you.
See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? Isa 43:19a
This is God speaking and encouraging His people to look for something He is going to do. But what exactly is this new thing? We find it in verse 19b:
I am making a way in the wilderness and streams in the wasteland.
So, the new thing is:
“Way” and “streams” – two illustrative pictures for a people with desert experiences!
“Way” symbolizes safe guidance and clear goals; “streams or water” stand for refreshment and life.
This is God speaking and calling His people to repentance. Despite Israel’s repeated rebellion, God faithfully holds firm on His eternal covenant with His chosen people. To prompt them to return to Him He allows them to go astray and suffer from thirst, both as physical and spiritual experiences. And yet during all this, God wants to encourage His people by holding out the prospect of salvation and restoration.
Generations of Christians have related this verse to the redemption in Christ – and justly, for He is the way, truth and life. In fact, “Christ and the salvation through Him” is the “new thing“ which God is announcing.
Whatever wilderness we are currently facing, the way to God and through life is still found in Christ. He still gives the water which quenches every thirst (of life) and which in every Christ-believer will become a spring of water welling up to eternal life. (John 4:14)
What a great certainty: God is far from being done with creating something new!
Denn siehe, ich will ein Neues schaffen, jetzt wächst es auf, erkennt ihr’s denn nicht?
Jesaja 43,19a
Hier spricht Gott und ermuntert Sein Volk, Ausschau nach dem zu halten, was Er tun will. Aber was ist dieses Neue? Wir finden es in Vers 19b:
Ich mache einen Weg in der Wüste und Wasserströme in der Einöde.
Das Neue ist also:
„Weg“ und „Wasserströme“, zwei anschauliche Bilder für ein Volk mit Wüstenerfahrung.
„Weg“ steht für sichere Führung und klare Ziele, „Wasserströme oder Wasser“ für Erfrischung und Leben.
Hier spricht Gott und ruft Sein Volk zur Umkehr. Trotz Israels wiederholter Rebellion hält Gott unverändert an Seinem ewigen Bund mit Seinem auserwählten Volk fest. Um es zur Buße zu bringen, lässt Er zu, dass sie auf Irrwegen laufen und Durst erleiden – als körperliche und geistliche Erfahrung. Und doch, mitten in all dem, möchte Gott Sein Volk mit der Aussicht auf Rettung und Erneuerung ermutigen.
Generationen von Christen haben diesen Vers auf die Errettung in Christus bezogen – und zu Recht, denn Er ist Weg, Wahrheit und Leben. Tatsächlich ist „Christus und die Erlösung durch Ihn“ das „Neue“, das Gott ankündigt.
Welche Wüste wir auch aktuell durchschreiten, der Weg zu Gott und durchs Leben ist immer noch in Christus zu finden. Er gibt noch immer das Wasser, das (Lebens)durst stillt und in jedem Christus-Gläubigen zu einer Quelle des Wassers wird, das ins ewige Leben quillt (Johannes 4,14).
Was für eine großartige Gewissheit: Gott ist noch lange nicht fertig damit, etwas Neues zu schaffen!
Bible Reading Plan
Join us as we read through the Bible in 2025. This year we will be joining with our sister church Fellowship Potsdam to read the Bible together. You can join at any time!
Have you ever closed your Bible and thought, "What did I just read?" This 365-day chronological plan corresponds to the Bible Recap, designed to help you read, understand, and love the Bible! Daily recaps are available in podcast, video, and book form, where Tara-Leigh Cobble highlights and summarizes each day's Bible reading in an easy-to-understand way.
Once you have set up an account on Bible.com, you can request to join the group. Our group administrator will let you into the group so you can study along with others in our church over the year.
Devotionals
Recommendations for daily encouragement.
Gold Medallion Award winner Experiencing God Day-By-Day is based on Henry Blackaby’s multi-million selling Experiencing God book and Bible study. Brimming with insight and seasoned with grace, this 365-day devotional reader helps to start a daily routine by focusing the mind on the divine presence in each life. Whether selected as a thoughtful gift or as a personal resource, this book will inspire great changes while sustaining the essential habit of turning to God on a daily basis.
This encouraging book by author Paul David Tripp offers 366 readings, adapted to help teenagers trust God and rely on his grace each and every day.
Trusted and treasured for over a decade, The Jesus Storybook Bible has been introducing children to God’s wonderful story, and the Savior at the center of that story. With over 6 million copies sold, The Jesus Storybook Bible is the quintessential book for parents, grandparents, pastors, and anyone else who wants to share God’s Never Stopping, Never Giving Up, Unbreaking, Always and Forever Love with children.
Commentaries
Please find here commentaries we would recommend for daily study.
For 300 years, Matthew Henry’s Commentary has been a favorite of teachers, preachers, and laypeople. His rich exposition and useful applications are perfect for devotional reading and sermon help. This edition features modern, easy-to-read print and J. B. Williams’s extensive 1828 account of Henry’s life and writings.
From Genesis to Revelation, Matthew Henry successfully combines practical application, devotional insight, and scholarship on the entire Bible. Henry has profound insights on the content, message, and nature of God’s divine revelation.
For decades, the New Bible Commentary has set the standard for works of its kind. Now in this up-to-date fourth edition, the New Bible Commentary is positioned to maintain its standing as the leading one-volume commentary on the whole Bible well into the 21st century.
Unlock the profound wisdom of Scripture with Charles H. Spurgeon’s Whole Bible Commentary: A Comprehensive Guide to Scripture with Insights from the Prince of Preachers (Grapevine Edition). This timeless work brings together Spurgeon’s unparalleled depth of knowledge, illuminating the Bible from Genesis to Revelation.
A Masterpiece of Biblical Exposition
Widely regarded as one of history’s greatest preachers, Charles H. Spurgeon offers a thorough exploration of Scripture, blending theological insight with practical application. Each passage is thoughtfully explained, bringing the Word of God to life for readers of all backgrounds.
Digital Resources
Recommendations for study and sharing the gospel.
Logos is a software developed for studying the Bible. They have different plans that give you access to extensive digital resources for study. Plans start at 100 Euro for a year.
We have access to an extensive digital library with over 20,000 discipleship videos for kids, youth, and adults! This is available to every member and regular attender at CrossWay for free. Set up your profile today!
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