Terah took Abram his son, and Lot the son of Haran, his grandson, and Sarai his daughter-in-law, his son Abram's wife; and they went out together from Ur of the Chaldeans in order to enter the land of Canaan; and they went as far as Haran, and settled there...
Now the LORD said to Abram, "Go forth from your country, and from your relatives and from your father's house, to the land which I will show you; and I will make you a great nation, and I will bless you, and make your name great; and I will bless those who bless you, and the one who curses you I will curse. And in you all the families of the earth will be blessed."
So Abram went forth as the LORD had spoken to him.
Years ago, I heard a message on this passage by one of our bishops. He suggested that God had originally called Abram's father, Terah, to go to Canaan; but he got as far as Haran and took the wheels off the wagon and settled in. As a result, God had to call Abram to leave his father and continue the journey!
To a certain extent, hasn't that happened again?
Jesus' command was to "Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I commanded you..."
But who goes? Once again, we've taken the wheels off the wagon and settled in. Who do you know who has obeyed this primary command of our Lord? Who cares about the millions who have not yet heard the name of Christ?
We are more like Terah than Abram!
I believe God is calling a new generation of Abrams to go! They will be radical in their willingness to sacrifice and obey! They will be spiritual giants in a culture of complacency! God will call them, equip them, bless them, encourage them, give them much fruit and a great reward!
Oh Lord, I want to be among that number, when the saints go marching in!
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