Called Like Abraham

"When God calls you it will work out simply because God himself will fulfill his own words in your life"

We read in Genesis 12 the story of Abraham, commended for his complete and utter faith in God, a man who stood out in his day from others, a man who despite what the world around him was doing was willing to follow God regardless of what it meant! This was a man who was unassuming, having nothing about himself that would make him an obvious choice for God to take hold of and use. He was the son to a wealthy family, possibly well thought have, but certainly not a follower of God so it would seem.

Yet one day God calls out to him, not just a random call, but also a personal call, by his name. God knew Abraham before Abraham knew God. That is exactly how it is for you and me! There was nothing about us, in fact there still isn’t anything about us that God would want or need, yet the Bible is clear, when we were dead in our sins Christ died for us! He loves us totally, calling us all individually by name, purposely and passionately!

How cool is that?

So not only is Abraham called God then tells him how great he would become; yet at this point he has done nothing!  It seems that God not only calls him but also qualifies him at the same time! Could God be just a little presumptuous at this point maybe? Should he see if Abraham would be able to fulfill the call first? Humanly speaking we make judgments based on a persons performance and qualifications before we decide if they have met the criteria so to speak, yet here is God taking hold of a man with apparently no real background to judge him by. How could God do this? The answer is simple; God himself would be the one that would fulfill his promises in Abraham’s life, not Abraham.

When God calls you it will work out simply because God himself will fulfill his own words in your life. God is the ultimate starter and finisher. It does not mean it will be easy, but it will happen, like Abraham we are simply asked to believe!

Called Like Abraham

We read in Genesis 12 the story of Abraham, commended for his complete and utter faith in God, a man who stood out in his day from others, a man who despite what the world around him was doing was willing to follow God regardless of what it meant! This was a man who was unassuming, having nothing about himself that would make him an obvious choice for God to take hold of and use. He was the son to a wealthy family, possibly well thought have, but certainly not a follower of God so it would seem.