BIBLE IN A YEAR: Ezra 5-7
A NEW CHAPTER
MEMORIZE: "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 river in the desert" (Isaiah 43:19)
READ: Exodus 12:2-12
“Othe depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are his judgments, and his ways past finding out! Romans 11:33). God has unlimited ways of bringing about a new era. Usually, whatever method He chooses for a particular situation is done on purpose. This is why we may not have to dictate our preferred method, but just ask Him to turn things around. God could have delivered the children of Israel from Egyptian bondage of over 400 years by several other means. But He chose to do so in a most remarkable way-the Passover. The Passover is an ideal way of illustrating what a new era is about. Until the Passover, God’s children lived in a large prison yard - Egypt. But God said that month would be the beginning of months for them. By this, He was aquainting them with the coming change- that the old era was coming to an end, and a new one was taking off that month.
When writing a script, it is normal to start from the beginning, proceed to the middle and conclude at the terminal point of the story. God’s scripts are however written differently. Instead of a single beginning, He can introduce as many beginnings as He likes while writing the story of a man. He can choose to close certain chapters, remove certain characters, introduce Himself in some impossible scenarios, discontinue a pertinent negative trend, just to give a desired end to a story. At 80, Moses had thought the story of his life had come to an end. He sighed with regret how an educated prince and heir apparent to the throne of Egypt could end up in exile, as a shepherd with no future! When he gave up on his life and thought the concluding chapter was being written concerning him, God introduced another beginning and suddenly, everything changed. He became a god to Pharaoh and was divinely empowered to judge Egypt and lead the children of Israel out of 430 years of bondage.
Have people written you off? Have men written the concluding story of your life? Have you written off yourself? Don’t lose hope. The Lord is introducing a new chapter into your life. That new beginning is going to turn your sorrow into joy, weeping into celebration. The Lord is giving your family a new lease of life. He is closing the sad and sorrow-ridden chapters of your story line because He is the Potter. Just yield to Him completely. Stop struggling with Him. Do what makes Him happy and serve Him with all your heart.
ACTIONPOINT: Worship the Lord for all your years on earth. Ask Him to begin a new chapter in your life today
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