​​​​​2025-2026 KBS Theme

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"Holding His Staff"

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Theme verses

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[Exodus 4:20] So Moses took his wife and his sons and mounted them on a donkey, and returned to the land of Egypt. Moses also took the staff of God in his hand.

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[Exodus 19:4-6] You yourselves have seen what I did to the Egyptians, and how I bore you on eagles' wings, and brought you to Myself. Now then, if you will indeed obey My voice and keep My covenant, then you shall be My own possession among all the peoples, for all the earth is Mine; and you shall be to Me a kingdom of priests and a holy nation. These are the words that you shall speak to the sons of Israel.

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[Exodus 40:38] For throughout all their journeys, the cloud of the LORD was on the tabernacle by day, and there was fire in it by night, in the sight of all the house of Israel.

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Theme Explanation

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Today, people speak of the relativity of truth, yet still seek authenticity, essence, and long for new hope.
In a rapidly changing world full of confusion and division, we try to heal the wounds and anxieties of our hearts—but it is not easy to confront our deepest selves or encounter the God of true salvation. Even Christians—those considered devout—often end up isolating themselves from society by judging others, or attempt to resolve their struggles by separating their faith from their everyday lives.

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In the midst of this overwhelming reality, we suddenly ask:
"Can't we just erase everything and start over?"

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For 2025–2026, KBS invites you to journey through the book of Exodus, reflecting on the story of God’s salvation.
God calls Moses by name, introduces Himself, and proclaims an exit plan for the people of Israel.
But Moses, afraid to face his past, cannot obey easily. That’s when God approaches him through the staff he had carried for years during his time in the wilderness after fleeing Egypt.

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“Do not come any closer. Take off your sandals, for the place where you are standing is holy ground.”

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God transforms that ordinary staff into a holy instrument and places it back into Moses’ hand as God’s staff.
With it, Moses returns to Egypt, performs miracles according to God’s word, and leads the people of Israel out of bondage.

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Just as He did with Moses, God still comes to us today.
To the me who is worn out from trying to conform to what the world demands.
To the me trapped in survival-mode defense mechanisms, confused about who I really am.
God calls me by name, and He comes through the familiar things I use daily—like my phone, laptop, musical instrument, soccer ball, or rice cooker.
He transforms these ordinary tools into His own, and through them, leads me to face the deep inner self I’ve long ignored under the excuse of busyness.

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So now, let’s each take up our own staff and begin the journey of Exodus together for the year.

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From the ten plagues, the Passover and Feast of Unleavened Bread, the parting of the Red Sea, the Sinai covenant and law, the golden calf incident, and finally to the glorious presence of God descending upon the tabernacle in a cloud—
Let us walk forward together, holding God’s staff in hand, retracing the coordinates of our lives as citizens of God’s Kingdom, in the radiant light of His glory that bursts forth from within us.

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