One of life’s most distressing experiences, is being separated from the things and the people we love. It is often difficult to leave a house that holds many pleasant memories, and it is always hard to say goodbye to loved ones when we must leave them.
So it wasn’t easy for Abraham to obey God’s demand that he separate himself from his country and his friends and relatives (Genesis 12:1; Hebrews 11:8; Acts 7:2-5). Yet, without obedience to God’s command, there would have been no blessing for him or his descendants (cf. Genesis 12:2-3; Gal. 3:16; Hebrews 11:17-18).
God called Abraham to this life of special consecration because He had chosen him to be the channel through which He would work His plan of redemption. The human race had rebelled and become idolatrous, and Abraham needed to worship the one true God.
As Christians, it is still our responsibility to sever connections with anything that hinders our spiritual progress and effectiveness. We must forsake all sin, all self-will, and every worldly pleasure that draws our heart away from God.
If we are willing to do this, when we are tested and tried, the spiritual fiber of our lives will stand the test. We’ll be strengthened in the process, so that we in turn might be a blessing to those around us.
Attachment to the Lord is the secret of detachment from the world (Romans 12:1-2).
—Mike Riley, Gospel Snippets
So it wasn’t easy for Abraham to obey God’s demand that he separate himself from his country and his friends and relatives (Genesis 12:1; Hebrews 11:8; Acts 7:2-5). Yet, without obedience to God’s command, there would have been no blessing for him or his descendants (cf. Genesis 12:2-3; Gal. 3:16; Hebrews 11:17-18).
God called Abraham to this life of special consecration because He had chosen him to be the channel through which He would work His plan of redemption. The human race had rebelled and become idolatrous, and Abraham needed to worship the one true God.
As Christians, it is still our responsibility to sever connections with anything that hinders our spiritual progress and effectiveness. We must forsake all sin, all self-will, and every worldly pleasure that draws our heart away from God.
If we are willing to do this, when we are tested and tried, the spiritual fiber of our lives will stand the test. We’ll be strengthened in the process, so that we in turn might be a blessing to those around us.
Attachment to the Lord is the secret of detachment from the world (Romans 12:1-2).
—Mike Riley, Gospel Snippets
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