Devotion for Saturday March 17, 2018
Topic: When God Has Something For You
Text: Genesis 12:1 – 3
There are
processes we undergo in life. No one gets all the blessings of life in a place.
This is true in all our lives endeavours. God has reasons for doing everything
or issuing any instruction to us. This is so because He knows the future and
will not want us to distort our relationship with Him again after we have
repented. Our bible reading for the day has God’s call on Abraham. He was
instructed to leave his home, his kindred to an unknown place. The reason for
this instruction was for him to be in a place where He will make a change in
his life and faith.
In Genesis 12:4, he
did and the changes started. God gave him a new name from Abram (exalted
father) to Abraham – father of multitude (Genesis 17:5), Sera to Sarah for his
wife (17:6) and many others blessings that followed. Maybe these changes would
have been hard for Abraham if he had remained in his birthplace. They would
have ridiculed him and that was the reason God demanded that he moves to
another place. There was the need to move just as we saw yesterday. It was not
easy for him. He had many obstacles and oppositions but God used all to bring
change in his life and posterity.
Beloved, most
things we pass through in life are meant to lead us to something better in life.
Joseph went through slavery to become what God spoke to him at very tender age.
David had to go on exile before he ascended the throne God anointed him
earlier. Hannah went through a process before she got a special child; same way
for Zachariah and Elizabeth. What are you going through now that seems to have
taken a lot from you? Surely it is meant to lead you into something bigger that
God has in stock for you.
Sing A&M
330; Abu 112
Food for Thought: There is always
light at the end of the tunnel.
Memory verse: Genesis 12:1
Prayer: God,
grant that as you take me through the process of life, may it bring change that
will bring me into your kingdom in Jesus name.
