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 NIV

Abram heard the call of the Lord, which came as a command. When we hear the call of the Lord, it also comes as a command to leave our way of living. We may have grown tired of the land of Ur, for it is a land of darkness, of weariness of soul, of spiritual hunger and death. Yet when the call of the Lord comes to us, there is much that seems desirable in the old life. We hesitate to leave, feeling the pull of the old life is upon us. Undoubtedly, Abram felt this hesitancy. The land to which he was called was unknown. It could not be known until it was experienced. But he could not deny the reality of the call of the Lord, and he could not evade the clear command: “Go from your country and your family and your father’s house to the land that I will show you.” Have you heard this command of the Lord in your own life? Have you heard the Living Lord, the Lord of glory, say to you, “You must no longer depend upon what you have been depending on – the opinions, the attitudes, the philosophy in which you have been reared. You are called to learn to accept the truth reflected in the Word of God, though it cuts right across the philosophy of this world. Leave your father’s house, that is, dependence upon yourself.” It is a simple but vital decision. We cannot stay in Ur and go to the land at the same time.

PRAYER THOUGHT

Lord, help us to let go of our old way of life and move to the new life You offer.

PRAYER FOR TODAY

Lord, as we hear Your call to leave our old way of living, help us to leave and move forward to the new life You offer us. AMEN

INTERNATIONAL BIBLE READING ASSOCIATION (IBRA)

2 Corinthians 9:1-7

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