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Chosen Remnants ~New Year 2023

The bible speaks of remnants that God leaves in the earth as Agents. I believe that there are some people that know or if you’re like me this has always intrigued me, I know but deep inside this was always a feeling that I had in me for a very long time…

From what I’m learning about the remnant is that the bible reference to Remnants refers to those who are leftover. I typically, hold truth to the scripture which impacts my thinking daily when I think of Typically what remnant means in the Bible is a reference to those who are leftover. It is most often a reference to the people of Israel however there are instances where this has been used while alluding to other nations. Here is an example of the remnant as it refers to another nation.

God’s Remnant: In the Old Testament some passages refer to total destruction of a nation (e.g., the Babylonians in (Jer. 50:26) When God brings judgment on the people, however, he does not destroy the faithful with the wicked, but leaves a remnant (Ezek, 6:8; Mic.2:12). The concept of a remnant stood for that part of the nation who were faithful even though most people rejected the ways of God (Isa.4:2-4). The fact of the existence of a remnant is said to be due to God himself (Isa 1:9; Zeph.3:12). The remnant, then, is the real people of God, a concept we also find in the New Testament, “a remnant chosen by grace” (Rom. 11:5).

So, here we are the question I asked, “Am I remnant of God”?

God’s remnant are those who acknowledge God in all their ways, even when their ways sometimes do not please God. They are the ones who always confess their sins to God while believing He is always faithful and just to forgive them of their sins and to cleanse them from all unrighteousness.

The New Testament tells us in Romans 11:5, “Even so then, at this present time, there is a remnant according to the election of grace. That’s you and me my sister and brother.

It would be for us to identify this truth in our actions. It’s not based on the God or our church, but God of Heaven is who we serve.

You need proof? Ok; In the book of Isaiah:

During the days of the Prophet Isaiah, God gave Isaiah a vision of Israel. The vision was told by Isaiah in Isaiah 1:1-9. Isaiah said the nation had become “a sinful nation, a people laden with iniquity, a seed of evildoers, children that are corrupters: they have forsaken the Lord, they have provoked the Holy One of Israel unto anger, they are gone away backward.’ Isaiah went onto say in verse 9, “Except the Lord of hosts had left unto us a SMALL REMNANT, we should have been as Sodom and we should have been like unto Gomorrah.”, but to God be the Glory He thought of us.

Today we are those believers who believe that God ‘s Grace & Mercy

God’s remnants are those who understand they are saved by grace and not by works. They do not abide by the false teaching that you have to be living something, (works) in order to go to heaven. They simply do their best to live for God because they already know they are going to heaven. That blessed assurance alone “Don’t Play” with God! it doesn’t mean you live anyway you want in Sin ~whether knowingly or unknowingly sins (God give us a conscience – no excuse)
Lord Help Us!

Today the church serves as God’s chosen people ~ Yes, I like to add those who confess that Jesus is Lord! (NT) And like the children of Israel, the church has become a sinful nation, comprised of believers laden with iniquity. They are a seed of evildoers, with children who are corrupter. They have forsaken the Lord and have provoked the Holy One unto anger. They have gone away backward. But despite the state of the church, God has once again left a small remnant. A remnant that is far from perfect, but a remnant that trust God.

The question we should ask daily ~ are we truly God’s Remenant of Today 2023 – Don’t know about you but I will continuously be working towards that for this New Year!

Blessings!

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Keep in mind ~I shall live and not die!

16 Oct

Psalms 17-18

¹⁷I shall not die, but live,
And declare the works of the Lord.
¹⁸The Lord has chastened^[a] me severely,
But He has not given me over to death

It’s amazing how this scripture spontaneously or shall I say; how the Holy Spirit brought to me in remembrance this scripture. I also don’t want to get too spiritual for those who so happen to click on this post; after-all First off, my continuing seeking of the Lord is sometimes hot and sometimes cold. There is a scripture in the book of Revelations 3:6

v6; So then, because you are lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will vomit you out of My mouth

Therefore, whether I am cold or hot I become lukewarm and God our Father; doesn’t want us to be in that position. My ministry is to first put the question to me first and then talk to those who are either curious or who are lost or have fallen off track in their spiritual journey based on Jesus Christ. Believe me we have all in one way or another been there do I have a witness? In fact, in his word NLT: God saved us by his grace when we believed; And we can’t take credit for this; it is a gift from God. Therefore, I either need to be all in or all out in this Jesus walk; The Father is not playing with us when it comes to serving him and him alone and for God’s sake do not let man take the place of God. We who are living after the Pandemic and still here should really be thanking God each and every day! I like to think that God saved a remanent in the World I pray is prevalent for this time as I am NOT the biblical scholar on end times. I would like to think because I am still here that God has a purpose for me (not to say for those who have lost their lives because of the Pandemic) but I myself know that I have fallen short of God’s grace on my own sins) but to God be the Glory he looked beyond my faults and has given me another chance! I found some scriptures about the remnant below: Whether, after the Covid-19 pandemic I would like to think that we maybe in some sort of category of the remnant~ humm; Theologians, scholars let me know…..

Bible Verses About Remnant

Romans 11:5 Even so then at this present time also there is a remnant according to the election of grace.
Romans 9:27 Esaias also crieth concerning Israel, Though the number of the children of Israel be as the sand of the sea, a remnant shall be saved:
Romans 11:1-36 I say then, Hath God cast away his people? God forbid. For I also am an Israelite, of the seed of Abraham, of the tribe of Benjamin. God hath not cast away his people which he foreknew. Wot ye not what the scripture saith of Elias? how he maketh …
Romans 11:1-5 I say then, Hath God cast away his people? God forbid. For I also am an Israelite, of the seed of Abraham, of the tribe of Benjamin. God hath not cast away his people which he foreknew. Wot ye not what the scripture saith of Elias? how he maketh …

My prayer to curious or lost and believers;

I pray Isaiah 45:8
God of Heaven, I pray that we see doors and see heaven be opened. Drip down, O heavens, from above, and let the clouds pour down righteousness. Let the earth be opened up and let salvation bear fruit, and righteousness spring up with it. I pray for blocked doors to be open and I thank You in advance for the breakthrough that You are going to give us. Thank You for who You are, Amen.

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Oh Yeah, Get Desperate 2021 ~ John Piper~ Fav 5 Preacher

11 Feb

There are so many scenarios in the scripture that we can take away from when a person seems all hope is lost. It truly isn’t it easy to live by the Word of God. You know God tells us to Love our neighbors as a perfect example. What does this mean when you know there are some people that you want to pray Lord take them out now Jesus; but we know that’s not what that mean. I mean for those who study the Word of God.

“Master, which is the great commandment in the law? Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. This is the first and great commandment. And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself. On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets.” Matthew 22:35-40

I love God ‘s wisdom when He makes us desperate for him. Like many I have been in place that wasn’t a good place my take is that I put myself and that place or God allow me to be in that place. Either way it was place that allowed me to get more desperate for him. So as the psalmist sings “I thank you for the Good and I thank you for the Bad” God took me there so I could submit to him and thank God. Folks I got desperate to hate that feeling of letting people bring me to place where God doesn’t want me to go.

I can testify after that desperation joy began to fill my heart. I refused to let that feeling take control of my thoughts of hate. God made me desperate for Him. I began to pray for the person knowing that it wasn’t their own actions but it was my prayer to pray Ephesians 6:12 For we are not fighting against flesh-and-blood enemies, but against evil rulers and authorities of the unseen world, against mighty powers in this dark world, and against evil spirits in the heavenly places. (New Living Translation) One of my favorite preachers of all times John Piper (Desiring God website shared an article by one of the co-founders) by Jon Bloom in which he said “And it’s the lack of a sense of desperation for God that is so deadly. If we don’t feel desperate for God, we don’t tend to cry out to him. Love for this present world sets in subtly, like a spiritual leprosy, damaging spiritual nerve endings so that we don’t feel the erosion and decay happening until it’s too late”

An Excerpt 2 years ago…….I’m still amazed how this is relevant even today…. .

My sister-in law telephoned me singing and rejoicing that she received a good report from the Dr. that they no longer see any trace of the cancer that was previously shown on the x-ray. I call to pray for her two nights ago as I was compel to call her and anyone that knows me when I hear God I do. I fast and prayed for two days. We thank God rejoicing and shouting of the goodness of the LORD and we began testifying of God ‘s grace and mercy. I felt blessed that God used that moment while we were in prayer to remind us that prayer works. Thank you Holy Spirit for bringing us together and now showing us both our ministry. I love you Jesus and Thank you!

I pray that this article will bless just one.

BLESSINGS!

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Pandemic Relief: This Is Not!

29 Jan

Grace & Peace!

Bless the LORD, O my soul. O LORD my God, you are very great; you are clothed with honor and majesty! Psalm 104:1

These days I’m learning that more than ever I must have a scripture on my lips with everything that’s going on with the world today. If you’re not a hermit hidden under rock you are very much aware of the pandemic we are in due to COVID-19; and Yes, because of all our sins which has gotten really out of control this is where we are. I really believe that this predicament wasn’t addressed to the world but to the believers. On the onset after a month of two I believe I was being directed to some scriptures, along with some study I was directed in my hearing “Exposure”.

Ouch; not only for me but this included for believers as well as non-believers how God was going to use this time for us to truly depend and trust Him only.

Proverbs 3:5-6

Trust

⁵Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.

⁶In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.

I’m grateful for the Holy Spirit who reminded of this scripture:

JEREMIAH 17:8

For he shall be as a tree planted by the waters, and that spreadeth out her roots by the river, and shall not see when heat cometh, but her leaf shall be green; and shall not be careful in the year of drought, neither shall cease from yielding fruit.

This crises is devastating hearing about people who have lost their lives and suffering of people who contracted this disease. No longer being glued to the TV hearing of Covid-19, the injustice of Black Americans being killed, misinformation; the protest, racial injustice and political crises. Just keep pray without ceasing.

BLESSINGS!

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Posted by Planting Seed Ministry on January 29, 2021 in bible study, bible trivia, christian, christian Youth, christianity, conversation, disciples, evangelism, faith, God, hope, Insomina, Inspire, millennials, new christian, Pandemic, searching for peace, social media, The Letters, Uncategorized, weakness, worship

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Captured 2020

20 Mar

Matthew 26:55
In that hour Jesus said to the multitudes, “Have you come out as against a robber with swords and clubs to seize me? I sat daily in the temple teaching, and you didn’t arrest me.

I love it how the bible points to hours and minutes and seconds in the bible. It’s important that though some time does allude specifically to the time. As I read this first I immediately thought of the person who doesn’t know Jesus or for the fact has never read the bible. My prayer is I hope it is you that feel they have lost all hope; one who isn’t sure about this Jesus stuff. Can I tell you you’re not alone. There are 53 occurrences in the bible that speaks about captured. Captured could mean for someone who hopes to be capture for relief; (Let’s think of healing of the virus COVID-19) then there are others who thought that they wouldn’t get captured for their wrong doings but found out they did (How did we get here)

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (n.) The act of seizing by force, or getting possession of by superior power or by stratagem; as, the capture of an enemy, a vessel, or a criminal.

2. (n.) The securing of an object of strife or desire, as by the power of some attraction.

3. (n.) The thing taken by force, surprise, or stratagem; a prize; prey.

4. (v. t.) To seize or take possession of by force, surprise, or stratagem; to overcome and hold; to secure by effort.

Here are some scriptures for healing for the us and the land:

Then they cried to the LORD in their trouble, and he saved them from their distress. He sent out his word and healed them; he rescued them from the grave. Let them give thanks to the LORD for his unfailing love and his wonderful deeds for mankind.” ~Psalms 107:19-21

“LORD my God, I called to you for help, and you healed me. Psalms 30:2

Praise the LORD, my soul, and forget not all his benefits – who forgives all your sins and heals all your diseases, who redeems your life from the pit and crowns you with love and compassion.” Psalms 103:2-4

“Have mercy on me, LORD, for I am faint; heal me, LORD, for my bones are in agony.” Psalms 6:2

“The LORD protects and preserves them— they are counted among the blessed in the land – he does not give them over to the desire of their foes. The LORD sustains them on their sickbed and restores them from their bed of illness.”Psalms 41:2-3

“I said, “Have mercy on me, LORD; heal me, for I have sinned against you.” Psalms 41:4

“He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds. Psalms 147:3

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Posted by Planting Seed Ministry on March 20, 2020 in bible study, bible trivia, christian, christian Youth, christianity, disciples, evangelism, faith, new christian, searching for peace, Uncategorized, worship

Run, Jump to the Light

27 Jan

Apostle John wrote in 1 John 1:5 said; This is the message which we have heard of Him, and declare unto you, that God is light, and in Him is no darkness at all! What a powerful statement to share to those who are on the road of recovery or whatever walk of life we as people experience in our lifetime. Can I tell you as a child of the Most High one of many who wants the share the Gospel throughout the land in which we live in. This can open up a conversation to anyone….

How to share the Gospel using techniques that the person will remember you when you gone. So often, we as people of God when we go on our first mission to evangelize we are excited to tell someone about the love of Jesus but so often we become of afraid; as my mom so loves to say with some swag “Whats up with that” What are some of your excuses?

BLESSINGS!

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Conviction ~ Period

13 Oct

I wasn’t sure if I would make a comeback on my limited time here at this time at this moment at this second but I get a pull every now and then called conviction. The world is changing and it seems that if you don’t keep your head above the water you will surly drown. I know that I can’t and I wont stop believing its’ almost as you keep reminding yourself why am I here what am I suppose to do and it’s it worth it and the answer is always yes. There are so many things going wrong that I’m not going to celebrate the enemy with what we see on TV, what we hear, what we experience etc. etc. etc. so I do what I know go to the scriptures. Now mind you I’m glad I don’t go every day only for the simple fact that I will get lost and I have to become or put on the robe that I’m not like those folks who sin; those folks who I have shook my head at or gave them the stinky face why because I’m God ‘s anointed. I am so glad when the light came on in the sense that I will live in Jesus name. That doesn’t mean I’m going to do everything under the sun (things that I know its not pleasing to God) and think that God doesn’t see what I’m doing and continue to do it over and over again. This is what I’m thankful for in the name of this blog: Conviction.

These two scriptures jump at me:

There is nothing under the sun that Jesus doesn’t know about us.

Mark 14:72 Immediately a rooster crowed a second time. And Peter remembered how Jesus had made the remark to him, “Before a rooster crows twice, you will deny Me three times.” And he began to weep. (In fact, read this entire chapter) of how Jesus knows all our plots he predicts because of our actions of how, where and when we do it (I couldn’t understand the terminology of Jesus predicts) well this how the Holy Spirit gave it to me.

Acts 2:37 Now when they heard this, they were pierced to the heart, and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles, “Brethren, what shall we do?

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Posted by Planting Seed Ministry on October 13, 2019 in bible study, christian, christian Youth, conversation, evangelism, faith, hope, Insomina, Jesus, millennials, new christian, Uncategorized, worship

Saints~ Did you learn anything ?

29 Aug

Teach these new disciples to obey all the commands I have given you. And be sure of this: I am with you always, even to the end of the age.” Matthews 28:20

Here is a promise of many that God gave to us as we share the Gospel of Jesus. In our well doing we have to remember this. In my walk at the time I didn’t get this but there was always this still small voice whispering in my ear. Don’t do this, Don’t Go, Stay here, Pray for him or her. Leave Now. Don’t do this or that. So many worries. This when the gift of discernment is a blessing. I can write a book that if I didn’t obey His voice I know it would have put me in a position I know I didn’t want to be…..The gift of discernment has been with me from a very early age. Although the Lord knows I am grateful but I’m the first to tell anyone this gift to me it’s a blessing and a curse. Let me try to the explain because most times I can’t explain it. Certain points or times in my life situations come across that I pray Lord don’t show me this. I’m still not under or I missed the opportunity to be mentored by a true prophet who will take me under his or her wings because I feel scared and uncomfortably to who to tell of this gift. Wow Holy Spirit I know in some instances i that run away but how long do I have to be on this Island alone? I’m believing that due tot God putting me where he wants be during this pandemic. I am no longer afraid but will walk in what God has choose me to be.

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Posted by Planting Seed Ministry on August 29, 2018 in bible study, bible trivia, christian, christian Youth, christianity, conversation, disciples, faith, God, Inspire, Jesus, millennials, new christian, searching for peace, social media, The Letters, Uncategorized, weakness, worship

Just Saying….

06 Jan

God speaks to us when we think He has forgotten us I mean those who believe. It’s doesn’t matter to the unbeliever because this thought doesn’t cross their minds. (so they think) How interested that over two thousands years ago (skeptics) that He knew that your thoughts would not be on Him so He sent Himself to be known as Jesus Christ. If you truly believe who He is you would have to be changed in becoming a believer. So how do I convince an unbeliever. I’m not going to bash you I’m not going to scream nor am I going to send you an emoji or SMH symbol. What I am going to do is to direct you to a few scripture of why Jesus came for the World and since you and I are in this World it applies to us both.

Jesus Christ came into the world to save sinners.

1 Timothy 1:15, “This is a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners; of whom I am chief.”
Jesus Christ came into the world to call sinners to repentance.

Mark 2:17, “When Jesus heard it, he saith unto them, They that are whole have no need of the physician, but they that are sick: I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.”
Jesus Christ came into the world to seek and save the lost.

Luke 19:10, “For the Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost.”
Jesus came into the world to demonstrate the true purpose of life and give Himself a ransom.

Matthew 20:28, “Even as the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.”
Jesus Christ came into the world to be a King and bear witness to the truth.

John 18:37, “Pilate therefore said unto him, Art thou a king then? Jesus answered, Thou sayest that I am a king. To this end was I born, and for this cause came I into the world, that I should bear witness unto the truth. Every one that is of the truth heareth my voice.”
Jesus Christ came into the world to do the Will of His Father.

John 6:38, “For I came down from heaven, not to do mine own will, but the will of him that sent me.”
Jesus Christ came into the world to be a Light in the world.

John 12:46, “I am come a light into the world, that whosoever believeth on me should not abide in darkness.”
Jesus Christ came into the world that men might have the Abundant Life.

John 10:10, “I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.”
Jesus Christ came into the world to Judge the world.

John 9:39, “And Jesus said, For judgment I am come into this world, that they which see not might see; and that they which see might be made blind.”
Jesus Christ came into the world to Proclaim or preach the Good News about the Kingdom of God.

Mark 1:38, “And he said unto them, Let us go into the next towns, that I may preach there also: for therefore came I forth.”
Jesus Christ came into the world to die on the cross.

John 12:27, “Now is my soul troubled; and what shall I say? Father, save me from this hour: but for this cause came I unto this hour.”
Jesus Christ came into the world to fulfil the law.

Matthew 5:17, “Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil.”
Jesus Christ came into the world to be a Divider of men.

Matthew 10:34, 35, “Think not that I am come to send peace on earth: I came not to send peace, but a sword. For I am come to set a man at variance against his father, and the daughter against her mother, and the daughter in law against her mother in law.”

(Christ makes it necessary to choose between relatives and the truth. This choice often causes division.)
Jesus Christ came into the world as a demonstration of God’s Love.

1 John 4:10, “Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins.”
Jesus Christ came into the world because the Father sent Him.

John 20:21, “Then said Jesus to them again, Peace be unto you: as my Father hath sent me, even so send I you.”

a. The Father SENT Jesus to be the Propitiation (atonement) for our sins.

1 John 4:10, “Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins.”

b. The Father SENT Jesus and gave Jesus as the Saviour of the world.

John 3:16-18, “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved. He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.”

c. The Father SENT Jesus to bless us by turning us from our iniquities.

Acts 3:26, “Unto you first God, having raised up his Son Jesus, sent him to bless you, in turning away every one of you from his iniquities.”

d. The Father SENT His Son to redeem us from the curse of the law.

Galatians 4:4-5, “But when the fulness of the time was come, God sent forth his Son, made of a woman, made under the law, To redeem them that were under the law, that we might receive the adoption of sons.”

e. God SENT His Son to make possible a new power in the hearts of men, a power to enable him to fulfil the righteousness of the law.

Romans 8:3,4, “For what the law could not do, in that it was weak through the flesh, God sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, and for sin, condemned sin in the flesh: That the righteousness of the law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.”

BLESSINGS!

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Posted by Planting Seed Ministry on January 6, 2018 in bible study, christian Youth, christianity, evangelism, faith, millennials, new christian, social media, Uncategorized

The Text : The Call to Follow

23 Sep

The text/IM that was sent to Abe read “Get out of the country that you live in and move away from your family and get out of your Father ‘s house and move to a new land which I will show you. The twist to this scenario is that the text/IM came directly from God.

As Abe ponder on this message as if something that he couldn’t grasp if this message was a spam or whether je thought for some unexplained feeling that he knew exactly who sent the message. In his mind he seen the message text back to him say “And I will make you a great nation, and I will bless you and make your name great; And you shall be a blessing. As Abe stood in awe; the text continued; It read “And I will bless them that bless you, and curse him that curse you; and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed.

As Abe inhale all that was shown to him; He knew that there was nothing for him to do but to adhere to what was told to him so he packed up and went. His nephew loved his uncle and knew something special had happen to Abe for him to pack what he had so he decided to leave so he followed Abe. Although Abe was 75 years old when he listen to this call taking his wife with him and his nephew and all of their belongings he didn’t call homeland security or try to figure out the first text or text shown in his mind he just did it. As he moved from land to land not knowing when to stop until he received another text “Unto your seed I will give you this land; and there you shall build an alter unto me who I will appeared unto you”. As Abe move solely unto to the mountain and pitched his tent having the place he left behind and the new land he built an altar as a remembrance of what he believe to be the voice of God. In fact, it was as Abe personally communicated. This wasn’t the last stop and he continued on.

There are two factors in this story which actually comes from Genesis 12:1

(1) Faith is refined by being tested (2) Living by faith in God does work!

The beauty of this verse is that it occupies a prominent place in the history of the Hebrew people. His place is so prominent that it is somewhere impossible to understand and appreciated the Hebrew people as the people of God, without giving some attention to Abraham. The greatest contribution that Abraham made to the Old and New Testaments (even to this present day) was his example of bold, courageous, faith in God. From a contemporary perspective, when the issue of faith is addressed in preaching and teaching, Abraham and his example of faith are often mentioned.

It’s amazing as I read this scripture and learned that in order for God to fulfill His will in Abraham life, He had to call him away from such spiritually destructive environments. I believe for many of us it may not be that drastic as Abraham was the Father of faith in other words no one can has much faith as he did. In saying that, I thank God that sometimes we have to experience Abraham moment or season. When God pulls us to where he wants us to be or to go where he wants us to go. There should be resounding response”Lord, Here am I ~ I’ll go, I’ll do it”

It’s important as we journey that we study God call to Abraham, and Abraham ‘s RESPONSE of faith. If we keep in mind that obeying God’s will is seldom, if ever, easy or convenient: but it is always REWARDING and fulfilling.

True Trust will be Tried (Genesis 11:27-32) Abraham believe in family and family values which met that he had security in this environment in other words he was familiar with his place of residence and he understood and appreciate his dept of faith. God knew this about Abraham and of course as He does he has to test him when he called upon him to leave his familiar environment or comfort zone of the place he grew up in knowing who what and where to get resources for survival. So it becomes the same for us there will be times that our trust in God will be tried. Will you continue to trust Him when things go wrong or will we only trust him when things are going right? How solid is our trust in God when we are challenged to do something different than what we are accustomed to because the change is more in keeping with what pleases God?

Obeying God ‘s Call Carries Built-in Rewards (Genesis 12:1-3) The Lord told Abraham; Leave your country, your people and your father ‘s household and go to the land I will show you” (Genesis 12:1, NIV). Should Abraham obey this command? He would have to sacrifice his safety net. God’s challenge to Abraham could be described as”instruction with no itinerary.” a mandate without a map. What I love about God and I would like to share because I have experience this is that don’t think that this approach taken by God is by no means out of character on how God acts. (we have to stop thinking that God is like us) Oftentimes, God will call on us to obey Him at the expense of surrendering the thing (s) that we rely on the most. (leaving God out in everyday function) God does this so that we will be compelled to wholly lean on Him, so that when He gives us the victory, we will be obliged to give Him the glory!

Lord, teach us to obey Your will, and to more diligently study Your Word that we may know what Your will is. In Jesus’ name, we pray Amen!

BLESSINGS!