In the past, travel was difficult and costly, so ordinary people seldom ventured far. Today, travel is easier, and technology helps us explore distant destinations and plan itineraries around the places we want to visit and the activities we want to enjoy.
What would you do if God spoke during your devotional time and said, “Leave your native country, your relatives, and your father’s family, and go to the land that I will show you.” (Genesis 12:1 NLT)? I’m not sure how I would respond. Like Gideon, I would probably put out a wool fleece to make sure I wasn’t mistaken. Abraham, however, packed his bags and left. His obedience was not a one-time act. When he and Sarah were childless, God promised them a child. They waited twenty-five years before holding that child in their arms. Later, when God spoke to Abraham again, what did Abraham do? “Take your son, your only son—yes, Isaac, whom you love so much—and go to the land of Moriah. Go and sacrifice him as a burnt offering on one of the mountains, which I will show you.” (Genesis 22:2). He rose the next morning to obey God.
This tested Abraham’s faith, and God provided a lamb for the sacrifice. Every challenge in life gives us an opportunity to choose obedience to God. Obedience is difficult and comes at a cost; it means listening to God’s word and following it wholeheartedly.
Hebrews 11:8: It was by faith that Abraham obeyed when God called him to leave home and go to another land that God would give him as his inheritance. He went without knowing where he was going.
Thought for Today: Friend, let’s walk in obedience to God
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