Genesis 12: 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.
2 I will make you a great nation;
I will bless you
And make your name great;
And you shall be a blessing.
3 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.”
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After years of
being in Haran, Terah, Abram’s father, died. Teran had learned many things from
the Chaldeans and had possibly amassed great wealth. He may have taught Abram
how to take care of this vast empire. But now Abram saw his father pass away.
He may have remembered how sad his father got when thinking about the son he
lost.
Before Abram had
time to think about sadness of the loss of his father, GOD spoke to him.
My Observations:
- Abram seemed to be following GOD from his youth.
- GOD had a plan that would be fulfilled through Abram, so HE promised to protect him.
- GOD had to tell Abram not to settle for what he had, where he had it, but to leave and focus on HIS blessing.
It would have been
easy for Abram to stay where he was and to fall into sadness like his father
did. BUT GOD had a plan for Abram that would bless “all families: that were “in”
him. He had to leave his father’s house without worrying about where he would
live.
He may have been
comfortable with settling with being unknown, BUT GOD wanted him known for HIS
purpose. Other people sought greatness, BUT GOD sought Abram and made him
great. Because of Abram’s belief in GOD’s ways from the passed down stories of
Shem through Terah; Abram had greater faith than his ancestors. GOD clearly saw
something different and blessed him.
Challenge
- Why does GOD tell Moses about the blessing HE bestowed on Abram?
- Have you gotten settled where you are, doing the same thing that you have been doing?
- Are you open to GOD moving you to do something different, so HIS plan can be fulfilled through you?
