Genesis 12:1-4 (NIV) - The Lord had said to Abram, “Leave your country, your people and your father’s household and go to the land I will show you. I will make you into a great nation and I will bless you; I will make your name great, and you will be a blessing. I will bless those who bless you, and whoever curses you I will curse; and all peoples on earth will be blessed through you.” 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.
In Chapter I, we discovered that Abraham was willing to obey and follow God in the fulfillment of his destiny. When he left his homeland and began his walk in fulfilling His destiny, he chose separation from all that was familiar to him. He believed a voice, which he could not see, to be the voice of the true and living God; and he put action to his belief and began pursuing God for further instructions and directions.
As an acknowledgement that he heard and that he would obey the instructions, Abraham built an altar where God spoke to him. He memorialized the place by setting up a monument. This monument was a reminder to him about when and where God spoke and that God would be faithful to do what He said.
Abraham traveled throughout the land looking for the right place to begin his purpose. He ended up in Egypt because there was a famine in the land of Canaan. He did not yet fully understand that God was His source and that God could provide for him even in the midst of famine.
God allowed Abraham to journey to Egypt because it would become the place of testing and preparation for his destiny. Abraham was tested and failed in a number of his tests, but God did not abandon him. God continued to walk with him until he arrived at the right destination.
God will also be with you even when you have not passed all your tests on the way to your destination. He will never leave you but will guide you each step of the way.
Please ponder and meditate on this:
Where have you failed the tests on the way to your destination?
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