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CROSS OVER

Text : Exodus 14:16.

You are to raise your staff, stretch out your hand over the sea, and divide it, so the Israelis may go into the middle of the sea on dry land.

God lives in timeless zone.He lives outside of time. But He always honors our timing and time zones. By human calendar, today is the last day in this year. Today, by the Grace of God,we will cross over from 2024 to 2025.

A number of people that has not been to church this year will definitely show appearance this night for a cross over service. I sincerely pray that they will encounter God.

But the focus today is not about those who go to church once a year. The focus is about You. To safely leave Egypt (the land of slavery) the Israelites needed to cross over the red sea.

Humanly speaking, crossing the red sea was an impossible task, but this was not their only headache, the Egyptian army were furiously closing in on them at the other end. They were sandwiched between two impossible and unpleasant situations.

Beloved, 31st of December is not the only day you will have to 'cross-over.' As we progress in life, you will be faced with situations that will require you to cross over your 'red sea' before you can get to your promised land.

At this point, what should you do? First, don't behave like the Israelites. *Don't look for who to blame for any unpleasant situation in your life, buck passing will not bring any solution.* 

Though, Moses and the rest of the Israelites were faced with the same situation, they had different approach in handling it. Moses was able to stay calm in the face of chaos because he knows how to hear the voice of God.

God told Moses, 'You are to raise your staff, stretch out your hand over the sea, and divide it, so the Israelites may go into the middle of the sea on dry land. (Exodus  14:16).

Whenever you are faced with challenging situation, you are to raise your voice in accordance with God's words and address the situation. 

Isaiah 54:17 says, " *No weapon that is formed against you shall prosper; and every tongue that shall rise against you in judgment you shall condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD, and their righteousness is of me, saith the LORD.* "

Notice that the verse above did not say God will condemn every tongue that shall rise against you, but that *YOU* shall condemn. This is your staff of authority. This is your heritage as a child of God. 

You can't wish the red sea away, but you can walk on dry land in the middle of red sea when you use the word of God as your weapon. You can't stop the Egyptian army from rising against you, but you can be rest assured that they will all perish in the red sea as you stand on the word of God and proclaim same in obedience.

As we are crossing over into the new year, may you receive the grace to cross over your red seas in Jesus name.

 *Bible reading:*

 Exodus 14:1-25.

 *PRAYER FOCUS*

1. ASK God to forgive you of every  form of murmuring and buck passing you have done in the past.

2. Pray for Grace to boldly condemn every form of annoying situations in your life.

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