Genesis 12:1-9 shows us the beginning of Abram’s journey of faith and obedience before God to leave behind much of his family and country and go where God instructed him to fulfill God’s plan for his life.
12 The Lord had said to Abram, “Leave your native country, your relatives, and your father’s family, and go to the land that I will show you. 2 I will make you into a great nation. I will bless you and make you famous, and you will be a blessing to others. 3 I will bless those who bless you and curse those who treat you with contempt. All the families on earth will be blessed through you.”
4 So Abram departed as the Lord had instructed, and Lot went with him. Abram was seventy-five years old when he left Haran. 5 He took his wife, Sarai, his nephew Lot, and all his wealth—his livestock and all the people he had taken into his household at Haran—and headed for the land of Canaan. When they arrived in Canaan, 6 Abram traveled through the land as far as Shechem. There he set up camp beside the oak of Moreh. At that time, the area was inhabited by Canaanites.
7 Then the Lord appeared to Abram and said, “I will give this land to your descendants.[a]” And Abram built an altar there and dedicated it to the Lord, who had appeared to him. 8 After that, Abram traveled south and set up camp in the hill country, with Bethel to the west and Ai to the east. There he built another altar and dedicated it to the Lord, and he worshiped the Lord. 9 Then Abram continued traveling south by stages toward the Negev.
God had great plans for Abram. God told Abram to leave his country and his family, to leave what was familiar and comfortable. God clearly said that He would be with Abram and had plans to bless him and make a great nation from him. However, God had not revealed all the details about the journey or the plans He had for Abram. Abram made a choice to trust and obey God.
We should be careful not to assume this was an easy choice for Abram. He was leaving behind much that was familiar and taking a difficult journey with his family and possessions. Perhaps his family did not want to go. This was not a choice to take a comfortable and easy path, but rather a hard one. Through obedience Abram opened the door to receive God’s blessings and fulfill the plans God had for him.
To live a life in close relationship with God, we must not only read God’s word, but also to learn to hear from God when He speaks to us specifically about the choices in our lives. We must learn to trust and obey Him even when we don’t have all the details.
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Hi All,
It is really a great blessing to me to land here on this page. 🙂
Indeed, I am so glad to read the verses and the note along with it
Yes, like Abraham, we must have an obedient heart to take God’s instructions through His Word. Yes, making such choice is really a hard one, but Abraham could do it. And God counted it great for him and he received all blessings along. It is a great reminder to the people and especially the followers of Jesus Christ. Though many are followers, but still when such situation comes in the hesitate to take a decision where Abraham took. A great reminder and a wonderful lesson taught through this post.
I am so glad that i found this today.
Thanks a lot for the kind invitation you extended to me, and I thank God for guiding to this place.
Keep sharing.
Be a blessing to many around the world,
Regards and Prayer
Yours in Him
Bro. Phil