Pastor Suzette Caldwell
Scripture: Book of Isaiah 43:18–19 (MSG)
Pastor Suzette brought a timely and powerful word from Isaiah 43:18–19 — a message that calls us to release the old and boldly step into the new thing God is doing.
The Context
This scripture was spoken during a painful season in Israel’s history. The Israelites were in exile, captive in Babylon. They were weary. They were displaced. And the reason they were there? They had turned their backs on God.
You never want to turn your back on God.
Yet even in their failure, God begins reminding them of His faithfulness — how He delivered them from Egypt, how He parted the Red Sea. But then He says something surprising:
“Forget about what’s happened; don’t keep going over old history. Be alert, be present. I’m about to do something brand-new.” (MSG)
God reminds them of what He did — and then tells them not to live there.
Because what He’s about to do will blow their minds.
And that word wasn’t just for Israel — it’s for our church family, for your home, for your future. Whatever God has done before, it will get better than that.
New Is Important to God
God does not change — but He reveals different dimensions of His character.
He doesn’t change… but He changes things.
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New mercy
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New opportunities
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New manifestations
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Greater access
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New direction
New. New. New.
There are seasons in life when our memories feel more promising than our future. We replay the victories. We remember when things felt easier, stronger, clearer.
Memories are good — they remind us of God’s faithfulness.
But memories can also trap us.
Yesterday’s victories are not the only evidence that God is at work. Overflow is flowing — but you have to step into it.
Into those memories, God speaks:
“Forget about what has happened. Don’t keep going over old history.”
Let Go of the Old to Receive the New
In Isaiah 43, God reminds them of the Red Sea miracle — and then tells them to forget it.
Why?
Because God is saying:
Don’t limit Me to your last miracle.
Sometimes we idolize yesterday’s breakthrough and miss today’s blessing.
In Epistle to the Philippians 3:13, Paul tells us to forget what is behind and press forward. Forgetting doesn’t mean erasing memory — it means no longer focusing on it as your reference point.
“Press” means to run swiftly.
Some of us are running on outdated expectations of God.
Tell God thank you for something current.
Faith is the evidence of things hoped for — now. Expect God to move in this situation. New now.
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New contracts
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Pain-free delivery
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New home
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Increased book sales
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Healing in your body
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Restoration in your family
Don’t allow your last miracle to become your measuring stick.
Step Into the Next
There is overflow — but you have to step into the new.
God is saying:
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Old seasons have passed.
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Old limitations are broken.
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Old definitions don’t apply anymore.
Make way for the new way.
