Devotion 

And Abram Went

Frances Taylor 

I'm not sure that I would have had the courage to do what Abram did. Where did he find the faith to listen to this voice of God and believe? Abram was not a nomad, he lived in a land that he knew. He had a family with responsibilities. But he went, and his nephew went with him and his wife and their animals and herdsmen. They didn't have a clue where they were headed, but believed. They trusted a God they hadn't yet come to know. We have had over 4000 years of Scripture to read and reflect upon, and we still have problems trusting that God knows the path we should be following. We stumble around as in the dark, when we have the light of the Gospel to guide us. Because of Abram's willingness to follow God, he is the Father in Faith for three of the major religions in today's world. God doesn't ask us to venture into the unknown as he did Abram, he has given us a way to follow by sending Jesus to go before us. By following him and living as he lived, we, too, will be blessed. Through Abram, later Abraham, we have come to know the one God who cares for us and has blessed us because of his faith by sending us our Messiah.

Prayer 

Heavenly Father, you called Abram, your servant, who left his home and followed where you led. Give us that same faith to follow you and live as you would have us live. Amen.