In my communion time with the Holy Spirit, a profound declaration was released saying: “Behold, I do a new thing.”I have come to understand that whenever the Lord announces a new thing, it signals the initiation of a divine act that surpasses our past experiences, human imagination, and natural limitations. It marks a fresh beginning. One that becomes a living testimony to the greatness of the name of Jesus and produces a story of glory that arrests attention, astonishes observers, and draws many into the Kingdom.

The Holy Spirit anchored this truth as recorded in Isaiah 42:9, where the Lord declares new things I do before they spring forth. When the Lord is ready to change a long-standing narrative, He announces His intent ahead of time to those who walk closely with Him. He does this because He does not want His people unaware or unprepared for the blessings He has ordained for a specific season. 

This reality with the Lord is further confirmed in Amos 3:7, which reveals that the Lord does nothing without first revealing His secrets to His servants. Therefore, when the Holy Spirit announces a new thing, it signals the arrival of a divinely orchestrated miracle that is something beyond human precedent. It always aligns with the promise in 1 Corinthians.2:9 that reads “no eye has seen, nor ear heard, nor has entered the heart of man the things which God has prepared for those who love Him.”

The Holy Spirit has been intentionally preparing our hearts for this moment by emphasizing the necessity of guarding our hearts with all diligence, especially at the beginning of this New Year. This guarding of our hearts is vital so that distractions, past wounds, or divided affections do not prevent His followers from recognizing, receiving, and fully reaping the harvests set before them in this present season.

To illustrate the nature of the “new thing,” the Holy Spirit directed my attention to the account of Lazarus in John 11:3–6. In this event although Jesus deeply loved Martha, Mary, and Lazarus, He did not respond immediately to their request for his healing because healing would have been the expected and familiar outcome, as Jesus had healed many before.

Instead, Jesus delayed coming to Lazarus intentionally allowing Lazarus to die and remain in the grave for four days. This delay was not a neglect of His duty of love towards them, but it was a divine strategy.

Jesus orchestrated this moment in obedience to His Father to reveal Himself not merely as a healer, but as the Resurrection and the Life by demonstrating power that defied natural law and human finality. Raising Lazarus after burial was unprecedented.

Though Jesus had previously raised the dead before, this was the first instance of calling someone forth out of the grave after decomposition had begun. This new thing/act of Jesus produced irrefutable proof of Jesus’ authority over death and became a living testimony that could not be silenced.

The impact of this new thing being raised from the grave is revealed in John 12:9–11 where Lazarus himself became a walking sign and wonder. People came not only to see Jesus, but to see Lazarus who was the evidence of resurrection power. Because of this miracle, many people believed in Jesus and chose to follow Him, while the opposition to His power intensified to the point that religious leaders sought to kill Lazarus in an attempt to stop the spread of the testimony.

This reveals a key truth that a genuine new thing from the Lord always continues to bear fruit long after the initial miracle, and it provokes both faith in seekers and greater resistance from the adversaries.

The Holy Spirit emphasized that this is the same pattern for the new thing He is about to release now with something never seen before, something that changes personal history, public positioning, and multiplies Kingdom impact. Just as the miracle at Martha and Mary’s house elevated their family’s visibility and influence in Israel, so the Lord desires to bring those who serve Him into a new dimension of testimony, authority, and spiritual positioning that manifest the greater glory.

The Holy Spirit made it clear that participation in the new thing requires the preparation of the heart to embrace greater dimensions of glory. As seen in Martha’s hesitation in John.11 when Jesus commanded the stone to be rolled away, fear, logic, and past understanding can resist divine instruction. Yet Jesus gently corrected her, reminding her that belief precedes manifestation: “Did I not say to you that if you would believe you would see the glory of God?” Grace is given to align faith with obedience so that the glory of God may be fully revealed and celebrated.

The Holy Spirit is calling for the followers of Jesus to walk more circumspectly, by remaining all the more expectant, and positioning themselves in faith, just as Martha ultimately did so that you may not only witness the new thing, but live in its ongoing fruit and transformation playing out in your lives.

I declare in the name of Jesus that you are positioned for the new thing the Lord has declared over your life and every old narrative is broken, every limitation is silenced, and every delay of harvest is redeemed by divine purpose. I declare that your heart is prepared, your faith is aligned, and your spirit is alert to recognize and receive what the Lord is about to unveil. 

I declare that you will witness what you have never seen before of the hand of the Lord and testify to what cannot be denied, and carry a living proof miracle of Jesus the Resurrection and Life. The glory of God will be revealed through you, and your story of glory will draw many to Jesus, and no opposition will be able to stop the fruit that follows. This new thing the Lord accomplishes will change your life’s story permanently, in Jesus’ mighty name. Amen.