Stay Where God Sent You
If you are certain of His call, you’ll be certain of His presence
When God called Abraham, He said:
The LORD had said to Abram, “Go from your country, your people and your father’s household to the land I will show you. (Genesis 12:1, NIV)
It wasn’t Abraham’s idea to leave Haran. He was comfortable there. He was a rich man with many servants. But God told Abraham to go to a land he had never seen before.
To comfort Abraham and convince him that following this direction was the right choice, God made the following promises:
“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.” (Genesis 12:2–3, NIV)
As much as we like to tell ourselves that we do certain things because they are the right things to do or because we love God, I think in many cases we are motivated by incentives.
I don’t mean that humans are an absolutely selfish species. But there’s a limit to how far we can go without guarantees.
If Abraham didn’t need to hear the promises, I don’t think God would have bothered telling him.
