Monday, 22 September 2014

ABRAHAM - WHO'S THE DADDY


For me, even the name Abraham gets me excited. Why? Because he had the courage, the audacity, the ‘foolishness’, the b**ls to trust God, even when the lights were all on red. And I want to be just like that.


In Hebrews 11 it says that, ‘Abraham, when called to go…went.’ ‘Abraham, even though he was past age (what a nice way of putting it)…became a father.’ ‘Abraham, when God tested him, offered Isaac (his promise-laden son, his very best) as a sacrifice.’


Where are you going?
How do you do that? When the Sat-Nav tells you there is an easier route, you deliberately switch the option to the ‘God’s most dangerous route’ (with Bear Grylls voice or perhaps Morgan Freeman) and do exactly what you are told. As Carl says, ‘God graciously allows us to choose’ and ‘we can take the more comfortable path and He (God) still works through us and with us...’ But I wonder what we’ll be missing if we do?


Abraham is the Daddy. When given the choice, he took the hardest path. Jesus did exactly the same. He had to walk it alone, but He was convinced that we were worth it.


What will you choose today? Where is God leading you? What battles will you face? ‘God always finishes what he starts.’ Let Him start a brand new adventure in you today.


At the next roundabout …

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