Turning the page
Pastor Steve Bradshaw
New Life Church
December 29, 2024

Do you find yourself looking back at 2024 or forward at 2025?
In fact, I suggest you have to do both!! It seems natural and wise to recognize a transition and appreciate the moment. You have to look back, live and learn, take notes, and appreciate the year that was 2024. But you also have to look ahead, make some adjustments, apply some wisdom, and anticipate 2025. Both are absolutely critical to you and the story you are writing with your life.

We see this wisdom scrolled out for us by one of the greatest men of God to ever walk the earth…Moses. God hand-selected Moses, supernaturally saving his life when he was a baby. Moses was at the burning bush and stood barefoot on holy ground… He called out the plagues on Egypt and parted the Red Sea…. His ears heard the voice of God speak the Law onto tablets of stone. His pen reported the first 5 books of the Bible, including our text today. This legend talked with God face to face. This legend had an incredible highlight reel…but he also had some big mistakes.

But the book of Deuteronomy does a repeat of sorts….the title means second law…he retells it. He recaps the story a bit, with a few distinct messges shared to make sure they succeed. Written near the end of his journey, Moses recognizes the end of this season, the start of the next, and he makes sure Israel has what they need from him….and what WE need from him. Today we take notes from Moses on Turning the page into a new season.

Renewal can simply be an updated and refreshed commitment, whether that’s submitting your ways to Jesus or a meal plan, intentionality goes a long way to spark action.

Success is handing this off to whoever carries it next.

I can only be in one place at a time doing one thing at a time…and for a limited amount of time. But if I can train, equip, and empower a successor, I multiply my work.