23
Jan '25
Where Are You Going in 2025?
23
Jan '25
Introduction: Where are you at right now in your life? Where have you been? Plus, where are you going? In the second book of the law, called Deuteronomy, Moses reminds Israel where they have been, where they were at, and where they were going. Remember, this would have been the younger crowd that did not die wandering in the wilderness because of their unbelief.
Today, we—like the Israelites in their day—need to be reminded of what our Lord has in store for us in the coming days.
1. Look Back at Where You’ve Been! (Deuteronomy 11:7) – “But your eyes have seen all the great acts of the LORD which he did.”
With the challenges of life from day to day, it is easy to FORGET what our Lord has done! In fact, throughout the Bible, this is a stern warning to the people of God: don’t forget what the Lord has done! Take a moment to look back and see what the Lord has done in your life, family, etc. Has He healed your body, supplied your needs, and protected you? Stop right now and PRAISE Him!
2. Look Out for Where You Are At! (Deuteronomy 11:1-6) – “And know ye this day: for I speak not with your children which have not known, and which have not seen the chastisement of the LORD your God, his greatness, his mighty hand, and his stretched out arm, and his miracles, and his acts, which he did in the midst of Egypt unto Pharaoh the king of Egypt, and unto all his land; And what he did unto the army of Egypt, unto their horses, and to their chariots; how he made the water of the Red Sea to overflow them as they pursued after you, and how the LORD hath destroyed them unto this day; And what he did unto you in the wilderness, until ye came into this place.”
God has been GOOD! Regardless of our troubles and trials, our Lord has promised to be with us no matter what! That alone should bring a sense of security to your heart. After all, He knows our name, our frame, and our pain. Will you trust Him now?
3. Look Up at Where You Are Going! (Deuteronomy 11:8-12) – “Therefore shall ye keep all the commandments which I command you this day, that ye may be strong, and go in and possess the land, whither ye go to possess it; And that ye may prolong your days in the land, which the LORD sware unto your fathers to give unto them and to their seed, a land that floweth with milk and honey. For the land, whither thou goest in to possess it, is not as the land of Egypt, from whence ye came out, where thou sowedst thy seed, and wateredst it with thy foot, as a garden of herbs: But the land, whither ye go to possess it, is a land of hills and valleys, and drinketh water of the rain of heaven: A land which the LORD thy God careth for: the eyes of the LORD thy God are always upon it, from the beginning of the year even unto the end of the year.”
What a great word! For a child of God, the best is yet to come! Even this year, we can trust the God of the Bible to bring forth the MUCH MORE.
Conclusion:
- Much more fruit!
- More victories!
- More ground to take!
- More promises to believe!
- More provisions to come!
- More faith to achieve!
- More grace for the race!
- More breakthroughs!
- More blessings!
- More answered prayers!
- More vision for your future!
- More purpose for living!
- More power to overcome!
- More love to accept!
- More forgiveness to extend!
- More strength for the journey!
Love y’all,
Pastor Randy Reese