God’s word of encouragement is going out
to those who will listen to His voice, who will seek to please Him
and who will seek an intimate relationship with Him. He is saying,
“Look
to the Rock from which you were cut out.” God wants us
to look back to our root. When we see where God brought us from we
can have a better understanding of where He is taking us to. When
we consider the life of Abraham and Sarah, we will realize that God
never disappoints those that put their trust in Him. When God called
Abraham, he had no son, and his household was small. However, God
blessed and prospered him according to the promise He made to him.
He bore a son in his old age and became the father, not only of the
Jewish race, but also of all those are justified by God through faith
in the Lord Jesus Christ.
The secret of Abraham’s greatness was in his intimate
personal relationship with God. He served God with a true heart
and was ready to do anything to please Him. God made a covenant
with him and promised to bless the nations of the world through
him (Gen 12:1-3). His absolute obedience to God and resilient
faith in His promise made his life and testimony strong and solid
like a rock. This became a model for all who would serve God
righteously and faithfully.
God wants you to trust Him. He did not take you out of sin and
shame to abandon you the way you came. He will surely bless,
prosper and establish you until you become great. He did it for
Abraham and his descendants (Gen 26:12-14) and will surely do
it for you who have become a child of Abraham by faith (Gal 3:6-9).
Pray, O Lord, teach me to serve you righteously
and faithfully; bless and prosper me, and turn around every negative
situation around me, in Jesus name.
Written
by – Evangelist Oguazi Onyemobi