“So Abram left, as the LORD had told him; and Lot went with him. Abram was seventy-five years old when he set out from Haran.”
Genesis 12:4
As I write this devotional, I too am preparing to make a change of location. For ten years our children had been urging us to consider this transition, but we—until now—were resistant. As church planters, we’d made several moves throughout the years and thought this house would be where we would finish our time on earth. But we felt a nudging from the Lord and began to reconsider. Our conclusion was, “Yes, Lord, we will follow.”
Abram left all that was familiar to him: his country, his people, and his father’s household (see Genesis 12:1). He had a new calling, to become the father of a nation. What faith that must have required to leave all that was known for the unknown! Paul much later told the church at Galatia, “Consider Abraham: ‘He believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness’” (3:6).
Even in the late season of life, change does not have to indicate the end of meaningful living. It can simply be a new beginning. As long as He gives us life and breath, God’s purposes will continue within the choices we make.
Abram left all that was familiar to him: his country, his people, and his father’s household (see Genesis 12:1). He had a new calling, to become the father of a nation. What faith that must have required to leave all that was known for the unknown! Paul much later told the church at Galatia, “Consider Abraham: ‘He believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness’” (3:6).
Even in the late season of life, change does not have to indicate the end of meaningful living. It can simply be a new beginning. As long as He gives us life and breath, God’s purposes will continue within the choices we make.
Scripture Focus
Genesis 12:1-9
Insight
“Blessed are those whose strength is in you …. They go from strength to strength, till each appears before God in Zion.” (Psalm 84:5, 7)
Bible In A Year
- Jeremiah 39-40
- Psalm 121
- 1 Corinthians 15