↔ But a pioneer, whether in the physical or the mental realm, shows what a life’s optimum can be.
Always the pioneer will have discouragements. The way of any man who goes out ahead is not easy. Abraham must have had his wistful moments when he looked back and wondered why he had ever come to Canaan. He was seeking the promised land. But often the land seemed more full of disappointment than of promise.
But, eventually when Abram died, he couldn’t see the so-called promised land. Apparently no where. But the fact was mightier than the appearance. Spiritually Abraham had built a city dwelling place for new hope, new purpose, new ideals, for history, and for the human race.
Abraham must turn his back on what had been the familiar and friendly and go out to the unwelcome and unknown.
Most worth a life’s desiring?
1. Prefer to stay where they are and as they are rather than to try hard to arrive at something different.
2. Live luxuriously; self-indulgence(wealth); self-aggrandizement(power: Saul, Jezebel, Herod)
Q> Why Abram abandoned his wife?
→ The answer is simple but firm: he must survived to fulfill God’s promise. Then, what was Abram’s promise as even he sold his beloved wife? If you look at the pervious lines on Genesis chapter 12, it is about Abram’s calling and God’s promise. In the scripture, the Lord said to Abram, “Leave your country, your people and your father’s household and go to the land I will show you. I will make you into a great nation and I will bless you; I will make your name great, and you will be a blessing. I will bless those who bless you, and whoever curses you I will curse; and all peoples on earth will be blessed through you. So Abram left, as the Lord had told him; and
I want to look at his emotions in here. How would it feel if you leave your country? What would it be like if you farewell to everyone you know that you don’t know whether you come back and see them again or not. Even when you are 75 years old. To me, as you see, I left my country, and say goodbye to my loving family and friends, and I deleted my phone number which I used more than a decade. I dialed to see what is it like after deleting my number, and there was no signal as you can imagine, rather, there was a machinery voice saying, this number is not available. What about families. My parents had came along all the way to the boarding gate. At the last moment before entering the gate, I was smiling but my heart was breaking. I didn’t want to show tears because that will make my parent more painful. Showing my back to loving parents is such a torture. I know and they also know that I not going to die, and some time later we will going to meet again, but separation itself is that difficult. I didn’t left my country, family and friends with easy mind. Instead, with a strong will, passion, and determinedness. Moreover, I set out to
Let’s look back to Abram. He have callings from God. And because that he left everything he loves and comfortable with, and at the age of 75, he set out to the unknown land. Just holding God’s promise. How desperate and how strong he should be? That made him even to sell his beautiful wife as well. He know that he maybe killed with his wife because Phraoh is the person who does not believe in God. Abram also gave up his most precious and saving wife, Sarai, to fulfill God’s promise. Let’s look at our life. And let’s ask ourselves that can we give up the most precious thing in my life? Do we have that strong resolution? Determined will? But Abram did it. Abram left his loving country, family and friends. Abram gave up his most loving wife, Sarai, because of the God’s calling and God’s promise. That is why Abram is the person who became the faithful man and root of the blessing. Now, I strongly speak to you all, let us have such a huge faith, determined mind, strong power. And we can also be the faithful ancestor to our children. And most of all, God will love to see that.
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