The Lord had said to Abram, “Leave your native country, your relatives, and your father’s family, and go to the land that I will show you. I will make you into a great nation. I will bless you and make you famous, and you will be a blessing to others. I will bless those who bless you and curse those who treat you with contempt. All the families on earth will be blessed through you.” Abram definitely had PURPOSE and here we see the SPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONS that God provided that would walk him into his NEW SEASON. Now, if you read yesterday’s ‘Daily Inspiration,’ you may be thinking, “Okay, so where are the EXPERIENCES? I’m so glad you asked that question. If we continue reading the story we come to a place that reads: So Abram left Egypt and traveled north into the Negev, along with his wife and Lot and all that they owned. Do you see the issue here? Hint, hint: opportunities often come in the form of opposition.
The man of God followed God’s instructions, for the most part. God told Abram to leave his relatives and here we see relatives tagging along. This was a major mistake on Abram’s behalf, a mistake that proved disastrous in the unfolding of the life of a man who became the father of our Faith. Now, let alone the fact that God said it, why else would it be a mistake to allow Lot to tag along? Two reasons: 1) Lot was a product of his culture and 2) Lot didn’t hear the call of God. Lot’s thinking was conditioned by his surroundings and because he did not know God’s call, you can imagine that leaving a comfortable place for a place that you don’t know would soon begin to be questioned by the mind of a man that did not have a divine instruction. Questions and phrases like, “Are we there yet,” “How much longer,” “This is stupid,” “We should’ve stayed where we were,” along with many others of that nature come to mind. As the result of a later ‘quarrel’, which we certainly saw coming, Abram and Lot parted ways. But not without some trouble and setback. If you read on in the story, you know that allowing his wife to tag along caused Abram some difficulty too.
Because Abram did not follow the SPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONS to the letter, God allowed EXPERIENCE to teach Him a great lesson, and it is this: Don’t take no turkey to the banquet. If God is calling you to get away from your kindred, peeps, homies, cuzzos, bros, ya girls, or whoever, its because He knows that you need to in order to fulfill His call on your life. He may be calling you to get away from some of your own thoughts and habits. Whatever the case may be, take a lesson from Abram, who became Abraham because his FAITH eventually outweighed his FAILURES. The next time you hear God calling you to the dinner table of DIVINE PURPOSE, drop all turkeys, turkey necks, turkey drumsticks, turkey sandwiches, and run. Trust me, you will be glad you did. For me, it would have been Bologna; I’m just saying!
The man of God followed God’s instructions, for the most part. God told Abram to leave his relatives and here we see relatives tagging along. This was a major mistake on Abram’s behalf, a mistake that proved disastrous in the unfolding of the life of a man who became the father of our Faith. Now, let alone the fact that God said it, why else would it be a mistake to allow Lot to tag along? Two reasons: 1) Lot was a product of his culture and 2) Lot didn’t hear the call of God. Lot’s thinking was conditioned by his surroundings and because he did not know God’s call, you can imagine that leaving a comfortable place for a place that you don’t know would soon begin to be questioned by the mind of a man that did not have a divine instruction. Questions and phrases like, “Are we there yet,” “How much longer,” “This is stupid,” “We should’ve stayed where we were,” along with many others of that nature come to mind. As the result of a later ‘quarrel’, which we certainly saw coming, Abram and Lot parted ways. But not without some trouble and setback. If you read on in the story, you know that allowing his wife to tag along caused Abram some difficulty too.
Because Abram did not follow the SPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONS to the letter, God allowed EXPERIENCE to teach Him a great lesson, and it is this: Don’t take no turkey to the banquet. If God is calling you to get away from your kindred, peeps, homies, cuzzos, bros, ya girls, or whoever, its because He knows that you need to in order to fulfill His call on your life. He may be calling you to get away from some of your own thoughts and habits. Whatever the case may be, take a lesson from Abram, who became Abraham because his FAITH eventually outweighed his FAILURES. The next time you hear God calling you to the dinner table of DIVINE PURPOSE, drop all turkeys, turkey necks, turkey drumsticks, turkey sandwiches, and run. Trust me, you will be glad you did. For me, it would have been Bologna; I’m just saying!
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