“The Lord had said to
Abram,
“Go from your
country, your people and your father’s household to the land I will show you.”
Genesis 12:1
Let’s be honest.
How long would your
list of questions be if God commanded you as He commanded Abram?
Leave your country.
Leave your people.
Leave your Father’s
house.
Let’s start with the
question “Why?”
Sure, if you read on
in the chapter you find that God made some pretty significant promises to
Abram.
But they were still conditioned
on the “Go!” command from God.
This ‘adventure’ walk
we take with God begins and continues by faith.
It is a walk much
like the walk Peter had to take when He got out of the boat.
More questions than
answers.
That’s where trust
steps in.
That’s where faith
makes its’ mark.
The man or woman who
will walk with God can only walk by faith.
Reason and facts and
our own understanding just don’t travel the same path.
That is not to say
that God is unreasonable, opposed to facts or won’t open our understanding.
He’s just waiting for
you to take those first few faith steps that follow His command of “Go!”
As Abram set out,
each step became clearer.
As Peter exited the
boat He found supernatural “buoyancy” on the water.
As Saul, struck down
on the road to Damascus, called out: “Who are you, Lord?” the revelation came
to Him.
Each stepped out.
Almost like the
childhood challenge we all uttered or we all received – “You go first!”
God invites us on
this journey, this adventure, but then He says to us –
“Go!”
Faith and trust must
take the first steps on this journey.
Will you go?
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