Daily Bread
Sunday
January 1, 2006
INTO THE UNKNOWN
*Read Hebrews 11:8-16*
Hebrew 11:8 --- By faith Abraham obeyed when he was called...And he went out, not knowing where he was going.
One of the greatest obstacles we face in following Christ is fear of the unknown. We yearn to know in advance the outcome of our obedience and where He is taking us, yet we are given only the assurance that He is with us and that He is in charge. And with that, we venture into the unknown with Him.
Abraham modeled the response of a person who is willing to walk with God into an uncertain future. “By faith Abraham obeyed when he was called to go out to the place which he would receive as an inheritance. And he went out, not knowing where he was going” (Hebrews 11:8).
Abraham knew that God had called him and had given him a promise---and that was enough. He was willing to entrust his future to the Lord.
We may do the same by trusting our Lord for the future and stepping out in faith. As we stand on the threshold of a new year, may this pray of faith and anticipation be yours:
O Lord God, who has called us, Your servants,
To ventures of which we cannot see the ending,
By paths as yet untrodden,
And through perils unknown,
Give us faith to go out with good courage,
Not knowing where we go
But only that Your hand is leading us
And your love is supporting us. Amen.
-David McCasland-
*Venture into the unknown with faith in God.*
January 1, 2006
INTO THE UNKNOWN
*Read Hebrews 11:8-16*
Hebrew 11:8 --- By faith Abraham obeyed when he was called...And he went out, not knowing where he was going.
One of the greatest obstacles we face in following Christ is fear of the unknown. We yearn to know in advance the outcome of our obedience and where He is taking us, yet we are given only the assurance that He is with us and that He is in charge. And with that, we venture into the unknown with Him.
Abraham modeled the response of a person who is willing to walk with God into an uncertain future. “By faith Abraham obeyed when he was called to go out to the place which he would receive as an inheritance. And he went out, not knowing where he was going” (Hebrews 11:8).
Abraham knew that God had called him and had given him a promise---and that was enough. He was willing to entrust his future to the Lord.
We may do the same by trusting our Lord for the future and stepping out in faith. As we stand on the threshold of a new year, may this pray of faith and anticipation be yours:
O Lord God, who has called us, Your servants,
To ventures of which we cannot see the ending,
By paths as yet untrodden,
And through perils unknown,
Give us faith to go out with good courage,
Not knowing where we go
But only that Your hand is leading us
And your love is supporting us. Amen.
-David McCasland-
*Venture into the unknown with faith in God.*