Reflections

¹Now the LORD said to Abram,
         “Go forth from your country,
         And from your relatives
         And from your father’s house,
         To the land which I will show you;
    2And I will make you a great nation,
         And I will bless you,
         And make your name great;
         And so you shall be a blessing;
    3And I will bless those who bless you,
         And the one who curses you I will curse
         And in you all the families of the earth will be blessed.” Genesis 12:1-2

God called Abram out of his country and family to follow Him.  If Abram obeyed God then God promised to bless Abram.  Abram did obey and God did indeed bless Abram.  We know from this story that Abram later became Abraham and he is considered the father of many nations.  The blessing of Abraham is so vast that even today his blessing is still realized.  Abraham received such an abundance of blessings because of his willingness to obey God.

Obedience results in blessings.  When we obey God we are being faithful to what God is asking us to do.  When we are faithful with a few things God will give us much more.  God’s promise to Abram was conditioned on Abram’s obedience.  It is the same with us.  There are many promises God has made us but they are conditioned on our obedience.  Jesus said if we love Him we would obey His commands.

What is God asking you to do?  Have you obeyed?  Obedience brings blessings and we should never fear to obey the voice of God.  We can learn a lot from Abraham’s story.  Abraham heard God and obeyed His word.  When we hear the voice of God we should also obey.  Only God knows the blessings that lie ahead our journey of obedience.