Observation: The Lord has given Abram (Abraham) instructions ... go to 'the land that I will show you' ... and Abram at age 75 leaves his ~145 year old father and obeys, going to Canaan. Despite the great promise, this would have been a hard decision, as when his father moved to Haran he took just Abram with his wife Sarai (Sarah), and his grandson (Abram's nephew) Lot. Abram takes both of them with him, leaving his father without family.
This is what obedience to the Lord looks like. It isn't just about doing what God says, but it is also about trusting that he has other situations handled as part of his plan. There is no word here about Abram expressing concern for his father or their holdings. There is no word about any thoughts about his ancestral family east in the land of Ur. God tells Abram to go, indicates west to Canaan, and he goes west. He trusts that God has all the tangential details covered.
Application: I am certainly a person who tries to understand all aspects of a situation. I may not have always had a plan for my life, but I do concern myself with risk. That is not conducive to obeying God's instructions. Or perhaps more accurately, failing to have faith in God concerning the secondary issues and risks of a situation impedes my ability to obey God, and thus my ability to be used by God.
Do I trust God with the tangential details of every situation? I'd say I do, but I would likewise analyze them for myself.
When Abram was called, the promise required him to take action, but with no mention of any other detail being taken care of for his father for anyone else. He was fine with that and obeyed the Lord, trusting that God could handle both the explicit and implicit aspects of the situation. That is a good example.
Prayer: Lord, here I am. May I be called to your work as you would like to include me in your activities here on earth. And may I have trust in you for all the details of every situation. Amen.
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