Devotion:
Read Genesis 12:1-5.
Many times I have started out on a trip, both across town and to other states, using my GPS to guide me to my destination. Everything is going along smoothly until something happens that I cannot follow the directions I have been given. In some cases it was because a detour had been set up because of road construction. In another situation, there had been a wreck up ahead and traffic was backed up for miles. So I took an exit and headed off to explore a way of getting around it. And sometimes, I just missed a turn. Each time, the GPS had to recalculate and give me a new set of directions.
I had been reading the Bible for many years before I really took note of a verse just prior to these verses. At Genesis 11:31 we read “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. But when they came to Haran, they settled there.” Abram’s father decided to make Haran his home. But at some point, God called Abram to leave that place and go to the land God would show him. In our lingo of the GPS, God did some recalculating for Abram’s destination. Abram was faithful to God’s call and followed the directions given to him.
We can all have a tendency to “settle” into our way of doing things and living our lives. But if we are listening and paying attention, God will sometimes lead us to change our plans or go in a different direction. Just be assured if that happens and you are willing to follow those directions, God will go with you.
Personal Worship Option:
The wise men were guided by the stars. The shepherds were given directions by the angel. How might God be guiding you to find or follow Christ this Christmas?
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