BBD 10.24.07 Get Out!
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10.24.07
Get Out!
The LORD had said to Abram, "Leave your country, your people and your
father's household and go to the land I will show you. I will make you into
a great nation and I will bless you; I will make your name great, and you
will be a blessing. I will bless those who bless you, and whoever curses you
I will curse; and all peoples on earth will be blessed through you." So
Abram left, as the LORD had told him; and Lot went with him. Abram was
seventy-five years old when he set out from Haran. He took his wife Sarai,
his nephew Lot, all the possessions they had accumulated and the people they
had acquired in Haran, and they set out for the land of Canaan, and they
arrived there. - Genesis 12:1-5.
And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to
those who are the called according to His purpose. - Romans 8:28.
The last count that I have heard is that around 900,000 people have been
forced to evacuate to find safety from the raging fires. None of them wanted
to leave and some wanted to less then others. Authorities were forced to
force people to leave their homes to keep them safe. As I heard in one
report, an officer shouted at a family, "Get Out! I told you to get out! Get
out now!" It is so very sad to see these people suffering. "Fear, shock,
loss", said a news anchor to sum up the situation for so many of those
affected by the fires.
It is always difficult to face a change in circumstances and it is
exponentially more difficult to face a sudden totally unwanted change as
they are facing in California. Sometimes we must stand our ground,
persevere, rebuild and keep on going. Sometimes we must get out of the way
of what could be very harmful to us, to our family, or perhaps to future
generations. Sometimes we need to be open to change, and sometimes that
change that is required may be drastic.
Abraham was comfortable living in relative comfort and civilized
surroundings until at the age of seventy he had a sudden change of
circumstances. At the age of seventy God called Abraham to leave his
comfortable surroundings and begin what would become a great adventure. Not
only did Abraham have to move but also his entire family. It changed his
life and life of his descendants forever. Was this change easy? No. Was this
change wanted? Unlikely. Was the living of life after leaving their home
easy? No. At times, it was very difficult. Was it God's will? Yes.
We may be forced to change the way we live our lives. It may come about by a
raging fire, a tornado, or a hurricane. At other times, the change may come
about through a sudden job loss or a downturn in the economic activity of an
entire industry or nation. I once was laid off from three jobs in one year
and survival becomes the driving force of your decision making. Or, as in
the case of Abraham, it may be the voice of God that directs your making a
change. Whatever the cause we should be constantly in prayer during those
times of change seeking what God wants in our lives.
Even in the worst disasters good can come. Yes, it is terrible, and always
will be a terrible thing but if we are willing, God can bring some good out
of it in our lives. Are you willing to trust God? Are you willing to follow
His plan for your life?
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