- Ex. 14:3, 28-30, John 14:6 GOD MAKES WAY FOR CROSSING OVER - Ex. 14:3, 28-30, John 14:6 • Salutation and prophetic declarations • Introduction of topic and text • Preview of the outline – The other side of life – Closed-up or Set up – The Cry &The Command – Jesus is The WAY for you and I to cross over ""For Pharaoh will say of the children of Israel, 'They are bewildered by the land; the wilderness has closed them in…. Then the waters returned and covered the chariots, the horsemen, and all the army of Pharaoh that came into the sea after them. Not so much as one of them remained. But the children of Israel had walked on dry land in the midst of the sea, and the waters were a wall to them on their right hand and on their left. So the LORD saved Israel that day out of the hand of the Egyptians, and Israel saw the Egyptians dead on the seashore. – Ex. 14:3, 28 - 30 John 14:6 NKJV Jesus said to him, "I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me. The Other Side of Life There is always the other side of life. – Prosperity is the other side of poverty – Health is the other side of sickness – Glory is the other side of shame – Freedom is the other side of slavery – Life is the other side of death Time is what is between -Eccl. 3:1, Eccl. 9:11 • To everything there is a season, A time for every purpose under heaven – Eccl. 3:1 • I returned and saw under the sun that-The race is not to the swift, Nor the battle to the strong, Nor bread to the wise, Nor riches to men of understanding, Nor favor to men of skill; But time and chance happen to them all. – Eccl. 9:11 Closed in or Set up? • Before your time, enemy may think you are closed in; that is, it is over with you, no way out.
• Your senses may also tell you that because
the appearance of things is NO WAY! Pharaoh thought same about the Israelites • Pharaoh thought the children of Israel were closed in because the red sea was ahead of them and he and his army behind them. BUT • God does not make mistake, He knew what He was doing when He led the Israelites towards the red sea. • Ex 13:17 ¶ Then it came to pass, when Pharaoh had let the people go, that God did not lead them by way of the land of the Philistines, although that was near; for God said, "Lest perhaps the people change their minds when they see war, and return to Egypt." Closed in or Set up contd. • Pharaoh pursued the children of Israel because he thought they are on a dead-end road but God made way where there was no way. The cry and the command • 10 ¶ And when Pharaoh drew near, the children of Israel lifted their eyes, and behold, the Egyptians marched after them. So they were very afraid, and the children of Israel cried out to the LORD.
• 15 ¶ And the LORD said to Moses, "Why do
you cry to Me? Tell the children of Israel to go forward. Are you ready to cry? Are you ready for the command?. • In your state of despondency, what do you do? • Some turn to the devil for help • Some turn to alcohol and some to friends and family • But all these disappoint either because they are unable to help or unwilling to help Cry to God and receive His way out for you. • God is for you. He hears when you call on Him. • You may be a drunkard, womanizer, prostitute or even an idolater yet if you call on Him here tonight, He will hear you and give you His command. • His command will make way for you. The Command is Jesus Christ • John 3:16 says that God so loved the world that He gave only begotten son that whoever shall believe in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. He is the WAY to the other side that you desire. • In John 14:6, our Lord Jesus Christ says He is the way, the truth and the life….
• Water of life may have closed you in but if
you will accept Him tonight you will sing a new song in the dawn of the new year. Decide for Christ. • Decide for Christ now and let your sorrow turn to joy. • Decide for Him and your poverty shall turn to prosperity without sorrow. • Decide for Him and breakthrough in life