You ain't seen nothing!

Reflecting on Isaiah 43

Haiku of anticipation

The Lord reminds them

of the great and mighty deeds

leading to freedom.

The path through the sea,

the army, the chariots

stranded in the mud.

You ain't seen nothing,

says God; I'm doing something

new. Watch out for it!

In the wilderness

I'm making a way, rivers

flow in the desert.

Wild creatures will sing

my praises; the ostriches

and jackals will drink!

My chosen people

will drink, the people I formed

will declare my praise

© Ken Rookes 2025

A new covenant

Haiku of recommencement

Broken covenants;

a sad record of failure

and good intentions.

Not much success here:

promises of blessing, but

failed obligations.

Trust and faithfulness,

obedience to the law,

are what God expects

Just as a husband

cares for his wife, so the Lord

cares for God’s people.

A new covenant

is needed, the other ones

haven’t worked at all.

A new covenant

with Israel and Judah;

this time it will work!

I will put my law

within them; they’ll know, ‘twill be

written in their hearts.

They’ll be my people,

all of them, they will know me.

They won’t need teaching.

I will be their God,

forgiving iniquity,

forgetting their sin.

© Ken Rookes 2024