“By faith Abraham obeyed when he was called to go out to a place that he was to receive as an inheritance. And he went out, not knowing where he was going.” Hebrews 11:8
March 18, 2026
Consider the changes that Abraham faced. He was leaving a familiar environment for an unknown new home. There would be dangers and risks. He would live in tents. He was responsible for his wife. Change is the opportunity to know God in new faith-building ways. All change belongs to the believer (1 Cor. 3:22; Rom. 8:28). The circumstances of life are in the hands of a loving, trustworthy, sovereign God. Yet God expects the believer to interpret life by the Scriptures not by the ebb and flow of circumstances and emotions. If finding out that you have just been laid off from your job and on the way to the hospital to see your wife, who has just had cancer surgery, and the timing chain on your car breaks, this does not mean that God doesn’t love you and/or is punishing you, or is telling you to buy a new car. Changes that occur in life, whether good or evil, can have a beneficial role in our journey through life. If you are looking for a role model, consider Abraham. He was willing to live in a tent as an alien with a world and life view at odds with the pagan Canaanites. He lived life looking toward the heavenly Jerusalem.
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Reflections:
Are there words or actions in your life that express a refusal to do what God says?
Keep count of the times you complain in a day.