Good Morning Friends,
“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.’ So Abram left, as the LORD had told him; and Lot went with him. Abram
was seventy-five years old when he set out from Haran.” (Genesis 12:1-4)
What would have happened if Abraham had
refused to leave his homeland and travel to a new land? Of course, in the
foreknowledge of God, He knew what Abraham’s response would be, but just follow
the conjecture. If Abraham had refused, God’s plan would not have been thwarted.
Another person willing to respond in faith would have been found and God’s plan
would have gone forward to create a people through whom He would bless the
world.
But Abraham would have missed the blessing
that was offered him. To receive the blessing required risk-taking by Abraham. The
path set before him was not easy and it was not clear what it would be like. Abraham
had to give up a life that he knew for the unknown.
Often, God’s blessings require risk. They
often require leaving the unknown and comfortable for something of uncertainty.
But always, God’s directions include the certainty that He will go with us and
fulfill every promise He makes.
His, by Grace,
Steve
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