Now the LORD said to Abram, "Go forth from your country, And from your relatives and from your father's house, To the land which I will show you; Gen. 12:1 NASB
“… and told him, Leave your country and your kindred and go to the land I will show you.”
By faith Abraham, when called to go to a place he would later receive as his inheritance, obeyed and went, without knowing where he was going.
Charting unknown waters ~
We’ve all been there: the moments where we know that God has spoken. We’ve heard and received “a word” and IF that word has been enough to motivate us to step out and move forward, it is sufficient to sustain us in the journey.
Peter, in the boat, has just one word: come. This word is enough to enable Peter to walk on the water to Jesus. Absolutely naturally impossible, yet this one word holds all Peter needs to obey.
Our verse today reminds us of the faith required to step into these uncharted waters, those places we have never gone and that our minds would tell us COULD be potentially dangerous.
BUT GOD ~ always prepares us for these moments so when we meet our red sea, we can know He is faithful to part the waters. It always comes down to our trust level and confidence in Him and in His word. The Bible is filled with story after story of the supernatural provision and care of the Father for His children. This encourages and assures us of His love and faithfulness for us today. The danger to not move forward and fall into a place of sin and disobedience is huge and all these stories are written so we won’t fall into that. 1 Corinthians 10:6. The people were unable to enter into His promises because of an evil heart of unbelief, Hebrews chapter three reminds us.
In the end, moving forward is always a matter of faith, for without faith it is impossible to please Him. He who comes to God must believe that He is and He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him. Hebrews 11:6
I’m preaching to myself today as David and I step into “not knowing whither”. We have been led by the Spirit of the Lord to release the church to the young couple we have been training up and while we do not sense any kind of physical move from Victoria or the work here, we know that our time for Pastoring this church has come to an end.
If is with great anticipation, trepidation, that we step out of this boat to walk with Jesus into the next season of our lives.
Your prayers are always appreciated.
Now the LORD said to Abram, "Go forth from your country, And from your relatives and from your father's house, To the land which I will show you;
Gen. 12:1 New American Standard Bible
“… and told him, Leave your country and your kindred and go to the land I will show you.”
By faith Abraham, when called to go to a place he would later receive as his inheritance, obeyed and went, without knowing where he was going.
Charting unknown waters ~
We’ve all been there: the moments where we know that God has spoken. We’ve heard and received “a word” and IF that word has been enough to motivate us to step out and move forward, it is sufficient to sustain us in the journey.
Peter, in the boat, has just one word: come. This word is enough to enable Peter to walk on the water to Jesus. Absolutely naturally impossible, yet this one word holds all Peter needs to obey.
Our verse today reminds us of the faith required to step into these uncharted waters, those places we have never gone and that our minds would tell us COULD be potentially dangerous.
BUT GOD ~ always prepares us for these moments so when we meet our red sea, we can know He is faithful to part the waters. It always comes down to our trust level and confidence in Him and in His word. The Bible is filled with story after story of the supernatural provision and care of the Father for His children. This encourages and assures us of His love and faithfulness for us today. The danger to not move forward and fall into a place of sin and disobedience is huge and all these stories are written so we won’t fall into that. 1 Corinthians 10:6. The people were unable to enter into His promises because of an evil heart of unbelief, Hebrews chapter three reminds us.
In the end, moving forward is always a matter of faith, for without faith it is impossible to please Him. He who comes to God must believe that He is and He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him. Hebrews 11:6
I’m preaching to myself today as David and I step into “not knowing whither”. We have been led by the Spirit of the Lord to release the church to the young couple we have been training up and while we do not sense any kind of physical move from Victoria or the work here, we know that our time for Pastoring this church has come to an end.
If is with great anticipation, trepidation, that we step out of this boat to walk with Jesus into the next season of our lives.
Your prayers are always appreciated.