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FAITH IN MOTION
Now the Lord said to Abram: "Get out of your country, from your
family and your father's house, to a land that I will show you."
I feel sure that most of
you have had to move at one time or another. Sometimes we move
because we choose to. Sometimes we move because we are forced
to. We move across town, or maybe even across the country.
Moving can be a real hassle - all the sorting, the packing and
lifting and then finding a place to put everything in our new
home.
In this text, God commands Abram to leave his home and go to the
land of Canaan. God selected Abram to be the father of a nation
- to be the leader of his chosen people. Amazingly, Abram did
not seem to question. The Bible says that he took his wife,
Sarai, his nephew Lot and all of his possessions and moved to
the new land. Abram was 75 years old, but he didn't hesitate to
set out to make a new life for himself and his family.
As we read on, we find that Abram was not perfect. He had many
faults and weaknesses, just as you and I do. But just like God
chose Abram, God chooses us and commands us to be the best that
we can be. He doesn't necessarily ask us to move to a new land.
Rather, he asks us to put our faith into motion to make life
better for those less fortunate, to witness God's love, to
spread the good news, to make the world a better place.
Gracious God, thank you
for your love and your patience. Help us do as you have
commanded to love one another and to lift a helping hand to
those in need. Amen.
Jerry Whetstone
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