When Does the Journey Begin?

Now the Lord said to Abram, “Go from your country and your kindred and your father’s house to the land that I will show you.  I will make of you a great nation, and I will bless you, and make your name great, so that you will be a blessing. Genesis 12:1-2 

When and where does the journey to Christ begin?  It could be creation of heaven and earth or creation of humankind or Noah and the flood.  It seems to me that this journey begins with Abram and Sarai.  The Lord says go and they went.  They took everything they had and left their home and went to Canaan as God had told them.  They had no map. They had no GPS or On-Star.  They had their trust in God, their faith and each other. 

What an incredible undertaking.  How often has the Lord told us to do something and we have ignored it or made excuses.  Like, “Use me Lord, but not right now”. 

Prayer: Dear Lord God, help us to listen for your call and to respond so that we may be a blessing to others as we have been so richly blessed.  In Jesus Name we pray.  Amen 

Kathy Kuehn, from the 2013 Advent Devotional