Crossing Prepared

Preparing for the Crossing Over

Every journey requires preparation.

You don’t set out on a long trip without checking your fuel, packing your bags, or knowing where you’re headed. You look at the road ahead and ask yourself,

 “Do I have what I need to get there?”

The coming year is no different.We call it a new year because it is exactly that new.

New moments. New challenges. New opportunities. New responsibilities.

And like every unfamiliar journey, it comes with its own terrain, its own demands, and its own surprises.

“In Three Days, You Will Cross Over”

In Joshua 1:10–14, Joshua gave a charge to the people of Israel:

“Go through the camp and tell the people, ‘Get your provisions ready.’”

 Not later.Not after. Now.

They were about to cross over into a land the Lord had already given them.

But here is something important to notice:

To take possession of something does not mean it is empty.

It often means someone or something is already occupying that space. This is not the time to be unprepared. In the same way, as we cross into a new year, we are stepping into territory that will demand faith, discernment, endurance, wisdom, and spiritual strength.

 Check Your Camp

Joshua told the people to go through the camp.

Today, that means examining:

• Your heart

• Your family

• Your home

• Your relationships

• Your community

• Your spiritual posture

Before you cross over, check your camp.What needs adjusting? What needs leaving behind? What needs strengthening?

Get Your Spiritual Provisions Ready

Just as Israel gathered physical provisions, we must gather spiritual provisions.

1. The Word

Joshua 1:8 reminds us to meditate on the Word day and night.

You are on a journey into a new year. Practice the Word. Speak the Word.

Live the Word. Practice leads to progress.

Progress leads to direction. Direction leads to success.

Joshua 1:9 says:

“Be strong and courageous… for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.”

You don’t step into a new year guessing you step in grounded.

2. Be Fully Armed

Joshua spoke to the strong and the warriors.

Some things cannot cross over with everyone at the same time.

Some people will need help. Some battles will require leadership.

Those who are strong and fully armed were instructed to lead others across, to help them take possession, and to stay until the work was complete.

This is a call to responsibility.

Whether God has placed you as:

• a father or a mother

• a single parent

• a leader of two or a leader of thousands

You must be spiritually armed.

Ephesians 6 v 11- 18 "put on the full armor of God, so that you can stand against the schemes of the enemy.” Be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might.”

The new year is not for spectators it is for prepared people.

The Promise Still Stands

As you journey into the new year, this promise remains:

“The Lord your God will be with you wherever you go.”

So, brother Reuben. Sister Grace, Kemi, Stephanie,  Favor, Toluwa , Josh...

Whichever tribe you belong to. Joshua 1 Verse 12 Before you cross over get ready.

Pack your provisions. Strengthen your spirit. Put on your armor.

Because the journey ahead is new but God is already there.

Closing Prayer:

*Lord, as we prepare to cross into a new season, bring us back to Your Word.

*Lord teach us to meditate, not rush. To listen, not drift.

* Lord clothe us fully in Your armor that we may stand, lead, and help others cross.

*Lord strengthen our spirits. Order our steps.

* Lord go before us and walk with us. As we enter the new year, we do so prepared, protected, and positioned in You in Jesus mighty name. 

Amen.