Get Out Now
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) The Lord is not telling us to isolate ourselves, or to be dismissive of friends and relatives, or to shun or ignore others — but to separate ourselves unto God. When we focus on Jesus, other concerns will simply fade away in the light of His glory, and at moments when we experience the pain and anxiety of separation, the Lord will give us a glimpse of His plan and purpose. We must simply obey His voice and follow every direction given by the Holy Spirit, and we will always find ourselves in the center of His will. Abraham learned this important lesson. Have you? To receive the new thing, we must be willing to leave the old. For instance, one of the greatest challenges in the early church was the temptation to mix the old order with the new. Paul took great exception to those who would impose the Law of Moses on...