Today's Reading: "The LORD had said to Abram, "Leave your country, your people and your father's household and go to the land I will show you. "I will make you into a great nation and I will bless you; I will make your name great, and you will be a blessing. I will bless those who bless you, and whoever curses you I will curse; and all peoples on earth will be blessed through you." (Genesis 12:1-3)
It has occurred to me that more often than not we find ourselves in a place much like Abraham, the father of our faith. Yes, like Abraham, God may be leading us to a place we don't know! Some might call this blind faith, and in a way it is. Imagine how Abraham must have felt. When God called him out, Abraham was an old man--by any standard! (Though, to me, that sounds younger with each passing day!) Prior to God revealing Himself to Abraham, all Abraham knew was his family and the pagan gods of the land where he was raised. Yet, he obeyed God, learning to walk by faith and not by sight. Like us, Abraham had no idea where he was going, but he knew God, and he knew God would not fail him. Like our brother, Abraham, we, too, must learn to trust in the faithfulness of our God!
Right now, you may be straining to see or struggling to know what lies ahead. What is God's plan and purpose for your life? How is all this going to work out? Respond like Abraham--walk by faith, trust in the goodness of our God, and most importantly, be obedient to His leading!
Faith, trust and obedience. That's all God ever asks of us. The rest lays in the purpose He has already planned for us since the beginning of time (Jeremiah 29:11.)
Beloved, please know that our fear is the greatest hindrance to our faith! As someone recently said, “Sometimes it's hard to open a door that God has planned for us because of His abundant blessings and gifts behind it! Isn't that a beautiful word picture! I pray that your open door is one such as this!
Oh, dear one, push hard!
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