It's difficult to see why God sometimes doesn't make things happen right where we're planted. There is a gospel song that says, "He's An On Time God, Yes He is! He May Not Come When You Want Him. But He Will Be There Right On Time."
We might have our life worked out: a career on the fast-track, a new home, good schools for the kids. And then God changes the game plan. Whether we are waiting on Him or He changes the plan....Why are we so overcome with fear, anxiety and/or hesitation?
Abram may well have wondered about God's instructions to him. His father, Terah, had intended to move to Canaan but never made it that far. When he got to Haran, he settled there instead. Abram lived long enough in Haran to make himself at home. His business ventures had prospered, and he had become "very wealthy" (Genesis 13:2). Living the life of a desert sheik and already 75 years old, Abram wasn't the most likely person to go looking for new adventures.
Abram and his wife, Sarai, were also childless. In spite of their prosperity, their future looked bleak with no descendants. Then God showed up and told Abram to go to the land God would show him. Abram wasn't being called to retire in a villa on the Mediterranean. He was called to a faith journey that was part of God's plan to gather his people. Abram obeyed, and he was blessed in ways he never imagined. God's faith journey for you may lead in directions you think are impossible or unreasonable. But in your obedience, God will also bless you and others around you.He's always right on time, too!
WORD
Genesis 11:31-12:9 | Read
Mark 11:22 | And Jesus answered and *said to them, “Have faith in God.
Galatians 3:8 | The Scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, preached the gospel beforehand to Abraham, saying, “All the nations will be blessed in you.”
1 Peter 1:21 | who through Him are believers in God, who raised Him from the dead and gave Him glory, so that your faith and hope are in God.
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Luke 5 | "Now it happened that while the crowd was pressing around Him and listening to the word of God, He was standing by the lake of Gennesaret; and He saw two boats lying at the edge of the lake; but the fishermen had gotten out of them and were washing their nets. And He got into one of the boats, which was Simon’s, and asked him to put out a little distance from the land. And He sat down and continued teaching the crowds from the boat.” [Continue Reading...]
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PRAYER
Lord, just when we have life all figured out, you shake us up with something new. Overcome our hesitation. Help us trust in your wisdom on the journey you give us. In Jesus name, Amen.
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