4So Abram went, as the Lord had told him; and Lot went with him. Abram was seventy-five years old when he set out from Harran. 5He took his wife Sarai, his nephew Lot, all the possessions they had accumulated and the people they had acquired in Harran, and they set out for the land of Canaan, and they arrived there.
6Abram traveled through the land as far as the site of the great tree of Moreh at Shechem. At that time the Canaanites were in the land. 7The Lord appeared to Abram and said, “To your offspringc I will give this land.” So he built an altar there to the Lord, who had appeared to him.
Thoughts: God called Abram to leave, and Abram responded in belief by action. Belief in God motivates us to do. Perhaps there is no greater motivation than religious inspiration. Belief in God has inspired some of the greatest pieces of art, works of literature, pieces of music, Missionaries have left families, riches, homes to go to places they had never seen to serve God. Abram was willing to leave and go in response to his belief. What can we do to answer God;s call on our lives?
Prayer: Lord, give me strength to respond to you.
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