“Terah took his son Abram, his grandson Lot son of Haran, and his daughter-in-law Sarai, the wife of his son Abram, and together they set out from Ur of the Chaldeans to go to Canaan. But when they came to Harran, they settled there.” Genesis 11:31 NIV
We begin a journey of looking into Abraham’s life, where we will find a reflection of our own lives. Discovering the very secrets by which the Holy Spirit intends to transform us from faltering pilgrims to men and women of strong faith. Abraham is first introduced to us in the closing verse of Genesis 11, and the opening verses of Genesis 12. His name was originally Abram, and it was not until years later that it was changed to Abraham. We know from Stephen’s great speech, recorded in Acts 7:1-53, that this call came to Abraham when he lived in Ur of the Chaldees. It was once thought that Ur was a very primitive city. But archaeologists have since discovered that Ur, was a city of great wealth and considerable culture, containing a library and a university. A city devoted to the worship of the Moon Goddess. Stephen declared that the Lord of glory appeared to Abram in Ur. We have no knowledge of the form this appearance took, but the initiative came from the Lord. This is true throughout all human history. He is always seeking us. The Lord suddenly breaks into the life of Abram, as he lived in Ur, worshiping the moon and idols. Here he came face to face with a command and a promise; he was commanded to go, and he was promised a land.
PRAYER THOUGHT
Lord, as You sought out Abraham, thank You for seeking us out.
PRAYER FOR TODAY
Lord, as You sought out Abraham, You are continually seeking us, that we will hear Your call upon our lives, as with Abraham. AMEN
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