When GOD says “Go!”
Now the Lord had said to Abram:
“Get out of your country,
From your family
And from your father’s house,
To a land that I will show you.
I will make you a great nation;
I will bless you
And make your name great;
And you shall be a blessing.
I will bless those who bless you,
And I will curse him who curses you;
And in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed.” (Genesis 12:1-3)
Abram’s father Terah had led Abram, Sarai and Lot out of Ur. Then he died. They must have settled in Haran for a while in order for it to become “your country”.
Preparing the Bride for GOD’s Story.
How do we prepare as the Bride of Christ? One aspect is to learn GOD’S STORY. He created us in His image…. Piece by piece, and peace by peace, we learn to walk as He has walked. And we learn His perspective.
GOD is emphatic
GOD sounds very commanding, doesn’t He? “Get out” He says. But then He makes a huge promise. Abram will be a nation; he will be blessed and his name will be great. Those who bless him will receive blessing, those who curse him will be cursed and the whole earth will be blessed because of Abram.
That’s quite a promise. A sort of “offer he cannot refuse”.
The cost
But there is a cost to obedience: to leave his family, his father’s house, and to go to an unknown land (again).
Weighing up the cost
When GOD calls us, we need to obey. But we also need to count the cost, so we know what we’re getting into.
What about you? IF GOD called you to leave all and go somewhere unknown to you, would you go? WHEN GOD promises you great blessing, do you believe Him?