Come Follow Me
Now the Lord had said to Abram: "Get out of your country, from your family, and from your father's house, to a land that I will show you." (Genesis 12:1-6) " If anyone comes to Me and does not hate his father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters, yes, and his own life also, he cannot be My disciple. And whoever does not bear his cross and come after Me cannot be My disciple." (Luke 14:26-27) Every man God calls to Himself will face the challenge of leaving what he has for what God has for him. For the Lord to draw us to Himself, He must draw us away from the familiar, and we must lay down the life we know and love to receive the life He promises. Abram is a picture of true worship and devotion, which moves beyond words and good intentions and manifests in obedience, especially when it is difficult. God was not asking Abram to leave an unpleasant situation for a good one — any fool knows to do that! He's asking him to trust ...