Devotion:
Read Genesis 12:1-5.
“Leave what you know. Leave what you are familiar with. Go to a new place.” It is an unsettling call for any of us. We tend to want to stay where we are. We tend to want to continue our routines. We tend to want to stick with what is familiar.
It must have been a scary assignment for Abram when God said, “Go to a land that I will show you.” Initially, God does not give the destination; just a calling to go. There is the promise of being made a great nation, to be blessed and an opportunity to serve this God in blessing the whole world. Still, it is risky. Abram does not yet know this God. It is an invitation to trust in the One who is calling. He decides to take the risk, trust this God and strike out on this journey of faith.
Throughout the Bible, God calls people into scary situations. God still makes those calls. As you stay connected to God and pay attention to the leading of this Holy Spirit, be assured that you too will be called into scary situations. And it all comes down to a decision on whether to trust this God. Be assured that God is worthy of your trust and will not call you to go anywhere without also promising to go with you.
Personal Worship Option:
When is the last time you did something for God that was scary?
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