TOPIC: A New Beginning
MEMORISE: Behold, I will do a new thing; now it shall spring forth; shall ye not know it? I will even make a way in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert. Isaiah 43:19
BIBLE TEXT: Exodus 12:2-12
2 This month shall be unto you the beginning of months: it shall be the first month of the year to you.
3 Speak ye unto all the congregation of Israel, saying, In the tenth day of this month they shall take to them every man a lamb, according to the house of their fathers, a lamb for an house:
4 And if the household be too little for the lamb, let him and his neighbour next unto his house take it according to the number of the souls; every man according to his eating shall make your count for the lamb.
5 Your lamb shall be without blemish, a male of the first year: ye shall take it out from the sheep, or from the goats:
6 And ye shall keep it up until the fourteenth day of the same month: and the whole assembly of the congregation of Israel shall kill it in the evening.
7 And they shall take of the blood, and strike it on the two side posts and on the upper door post of the houses, wherein they shall eat it.
8 And they shall eat the flesh in that night, roast with fire, and unleavened bread; and with bitter herbs they shall eat it.
9 Eat not of it raw, nor sodden at all with water, but roast with fire; his head with his legs, and with the purtenance thereof.
10 And ye shall let nothing of it remain until the morning; and that which remaineth of it until the morning ye shall burn with fire.
11 And thus shall ye eat it; with your loins girded, your shoes on your feet, and your staff in your hand; and ye shall eat it in haste: it is the Lord’s passover.
12 For I will pass through the land of Egypt this night, and will smite all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, both man and beast; and against all the gods of Egypt I will execute judgment: I am the Lord.
MESSAGE:
God has unlimited ways to bring about a new era for His children and whichever method He employs, it is on purpose. For instance, the children of Israel had been in
bondage for about 400 years, but He chose to deliver them through the Passover feast.
Literally, the Passover feast signifies the dawn of a new era. At 80, Moses must have thought that his life had come to a stand-still: he must have even felt that his education in Egypt was a waste and all he would ever be was a fugitive shepherd. However, he was wrong as God had a better plan for him. Moses became a ‘god’ to Pharaoh and finally led the Israelites out of Egypt after 430 years of bondage.
Are you performing poorly in your academics? Have your teachers/parents written you off?
Are you a maid or an apprentice and you have a dream of furthering your education? I decree that your situation will change for the better in Jesus’ name. Just don’t give up on yourself, rather, surrender your totality to God.
HYMN 6: I’m Pressing On The Upward Way
1. I’m pressing on the upward way,
New heights I’m gaining everyday;
Still praying as I onward bound
“Lord, plant my feet on higher ground.”
CHORUS
Lord, lift me up and let me stand,
By faith, on Heaven’s table-land;
Where love, and joy, and light abound,
Lord, plant my feet on higher ground.
2. My heart has no desire to stay
Where doubts arise, and fears dismay;
Though some may dwell where these abound,
My constant aim is higher ground.
3. Beyond the mist I fain would rise,
To rest beneath unclouded skies,
Above earth’s turmoil peace is found
By those who dwell on higher ground.
4. I long to scale the utmost height,
Though rough the way, and hard the fight,
My song, while climbing, shall resound
Lord, lead me on to higher ground.
5. Lord, lead me up the mountain side
I dare not climb without my Guide;
And, heaven gained, I’ll gaze around,
With grateful heart from higher ground
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Philemon 1; Titus 1-3
Authors: Pastor Enoch Adeboye
Pastor Folu Adeboye