"The Call of Abram"
In this passage, we have two occurrences of God speaking to Abram and Abram reacting.
In the first instance, God tells Abram to leave the land he's living in, his home, and follow God's direction to an unspecified land to be revealed at a later time. God also couples this proclamation with a blessing for the future and a blessing on his interactions. Here, Abram followed God's direction. He packed up his family, extended family, livestock, and belongings and they all moved in the direction that God prompted.
The second instance is a promise from God declaring what was Canaan to be, in the future, the land of Abram's descendants. This time, Abram reacts by building a monument, an altar, to be precise, and begins to worship God.
What can we learn from this passage? Shown here are three ways in which we can positively react to God:
- Obey His directives.
- Remember/commemorate the works and promises of God.
- Worship God.
Today's challenge: to display all three reactions in my life tomorrow/today and throughout the rest of my life.
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