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‘MOVING
FORWARD’
In Genesis 12:1 God commands Abram to leave his homeland,
relatives, and his father’s house and go to a place that God Himself
will show him. It meant leaving the place of comfort and predictability.
Leaving the “same old, same old.” Leaving a
life he had grown accustomed to. Life in Haran, his second
home.
This was something new for Abram. Yet it was not really
new because his father had left Ur of the Chaldeans and
was headed
to Canaan
before he got bogged down in Haran. By the way, Terah also
died in Haran. Haran could be a place of compromise,
and death.
God has called
us to do “new” things that are not really new. It’s
the old commands and promises that we have been called to step out
on. You remember them don’t you?
Matthew
28:19-20: “Go therefore and make disciples of all nations,
baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the
Holy Spirit, teaching them to
observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I
am with you always, even to the end of the age.” (NKJV)
Acts
1:8: “But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit
has come upon you; and you shall be witnesses
to Me in Jerusalem,
and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.” (NKJV)
Some how we got bogged down like Abram’s father. We got involved
with programs and activity. We are “busy bees,” but we
are not producing any honey. Abram had to leave the comforts of Haran
and family. He had to step out on God’s commands, and believe
God’s promises.
We also need to separate ourselves from “church work” and
do the work of the church. Henry Blackaby, remember him? He says
in his book “Experiencing God,” ‘You cannot
stay where you are and go with God!’
Jesus says, “Go, make disciples, baptizing them, teaching them.” “Don’t
worry, I will be with you, forever.” Some may ask, “Where
shall we go?” Here’s His answer:
Jerusalem – Local
church area community
Judea – Prince George’s
County and vicinity (Greater Washington Metro Area)
Samaria – North
America and Canada
The
World – Asia, South America, Europe, Australia, Central
America, and Africa.
Can you hear the Macedonian Call? “Come over and help
us!!!”
People need the “Message of Hope” that Jesus is
the answer to any question they may have.
It’s time for us to “move forward and believe God’s
promises.” Genesis 12:1-3.
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