Genesis 11:27-32, Time to Go

Time to Go

Genesis 11:31 Terah took his son Abram, his grandson Lot son of Haran, and his daughter-in-law Sarai, The wife of his son Abram, and together they set out from Ur of the Chaldeans to go to Canaan

There comes a time in life when you are moved in your spirit to go. A time to move away from the common and ordinary to a place unknown. This first happens early in life, maybe an overnight stay at a relative or friend, or possibly it doesn't happen until you start school, but it happens. Some go alone, others go with friends or family. Some are called to go far away and others stay close, but we all go. We do not know why Terah chose to take his family and go. Perhaps the land was getting overcrowded, and they needed a place to spread out, room for his expanding family. Possibly they knew of the opportunities that lie ahead in the land of Canaan. Whether or not God specifically told Terah or his son Abram to go, we do not know, but off to a new country they went.

God calls each of us to a place in life. Sometimes it is very clear to us that God called. Other times we look back in life and recognize that he showed us the way. The important thing is that we are willing to go whenever he calls. There are many voices which bombard our minds which should not be listen to. We must go through life with a desire to follow and please God with a willingness to go wherever and whenever he calls.

Daughters, I do not know where God is calling you. He may call to stay local, possible to another state, or maybe across the seas. I am content no matter where that may be. But this one thing I am concerned about; that when God calls you... you go.

I am sort of in the same condition as you at the moment. I thought I knew where God had called me, but then the proverbial rug was pulled out from under me, and now I am lost in wondering what is next. But, like Terah and Abram, I must trust him for what lies ahead. I know God will lead me there, if I am faithful to the place he has set me now. So I say to you... Be faithful to God. Be obedient to his Word. Follow his precepts which are written there, and be sure of this; when it is time, he will call you. Just be ready to go.

~Dad