Crossover can be defined as to go from one side of something, such as a road or a border to the other side.
Usually, points of crossover are also points of difficulties, challenges or obstacles. It is for this reason that there is a need to crossover. Such difficulties might be a wall, a barricade, a body of water, a ditch, a gorge, a hill, a forest, etc.
The crossover of such challenges are usually accompanied with celebrations and jubilation, as one could have remained handicapped at the initial side, not knowing what to do, or how to proceed.
The bible makes us to know that each day comes its own challenges. Being able to cross over each day therefore is a huge feat which is worthy of celebration (Mt. 6:34).
A year is an culmination of 365 days, a compilation of different challenges and difficulties that were eventually overcame by the help of God. The successful crossing over of any given year should therefore be accompanied with great joy and jubilation, as it was not by one’s strength that the crossover was made possible.
Man has always come up with certain ideas on how to help himself to crossover difficult situations. Whether it is with the using of ladders to go over walls; bridges to cross over water-logged areas or marshlands; canoes, boats and ships to crossover vast water bodies; aeroplanes to crossover vast territories; etc.
There are however certain circumstances that crossing over can be practically impossible for man, without Divine assistance. The Israelites became stuck by the banks of the Red Sea, as their enemies crept in on them from their rear, wanting to return them to captivity, slavery, torture and death.
It was practically impossible for over 2 million of them to have escaped being captured by their enemies or being drowned in that sea, if not for Divine assistance. God made a ‘highway’ for them in the midst of the Red Sea, they crossed over to safety, and their enemies who followed after them were drowned (Ex. 14: 1-31).
The year 2024 has come with its blessings and challenges. As we stand by the ‘banks’ of the year 2025, the promise of God to us is that He will assist us to crossover.
He said, the ‘waters’ of December 2024 will not submerge us. The ‘floods’ of this month will not erode us away. The ‘fires’ of this month will not burn us, neither will the bad smells of the ‘year 2024 smokes’ linger on our lives.
Jehovah will make a ‘super highway’ for us to pass through this month. He will also drown everything that has threatened us with captivity, slavery, torture and death in this year 2024. We will make it to the other side of year 2025, and subsequently gather together to celebrate, as we sing praises to the Almighty God (the I am that I am) who has assisted us. May the zeal of the Lord of Hosts perform this for us in Jesus mighty name.