Come Out!
by Kamal Manik, Associate
India International Church
Then He brought him outside and said, “Look now toward heaven, and count the stars if you are able to number them.” And He said to him, “So shall your descendants be.” Genesis 15:5
Yesterday [Click here for yesterday’s devotional] we saw that the first area of willingness that is found in the heart of those who trust God enough, like Abraham, is the willingness to get out. Those with faith are willing to get out of their ‘comfort zones’ to go to their ‘called zones’. These are the precious folks who are not satisfied with the daily routines of worship, praise, prayer and walk and are thirsting for God in all this.
We read further and we see Abram in the tent. Many years have passed and God’s promise has not yet materialized. God appears in a vision, and we sense a tinge of weariness and perhaps even unbelief as Abram reasons that the heir to his household is Eliezer, his servant. And God tells him to come out of his tent, and see the stars, and let it be a reminder – “so shall your descendants be.” And Abram does so, and the glorious words are recorded right after that "And he believed in the Lord and it was accounted to him for righteousness".
The second willingness in a heart of faith is the the willingness to come out! Once the men of faith have come out of the comfort zones, they are ready to see God at work. They do not trust on their own plans, their own strengths and their own ways. They are willing to come out of their natural and limited thinking and look at the Almighty God, to look at his awesome power and plan.
God asked Abraham to come out of the tent and look up at the stars, as he promised Abraham to make him a father of the nation. In effect, what God was telling him is this, ‘Do not confine yourself to the natural reasoning and limits. If you want to see the impossible, what your eyes have not seen, what your ears have not heard and what has not entered your heart, look up to God’s might & power. That is why Jesus said, ‘What is impossible with man, is possible with God’.
Perhaps you are restless in your soul, wanting to see God at work in your situation. You may have taken the first step of obedience, by getting out of your comfortable position, but are thinking, ‘Is it possible for my situation to change?’ Perhaps you had resigned to your fate, thinking that this was your lot in life, the Lord is encouraging you to get out of that position and take the first step of faith, by getting restless for God to work. Then take the second step of faith and trust God to do the impossible. The work allocation between me and God is this: What is possible, I do; What is impossible, God does! Even as you come out of the tent of limited thinking, and you look around you see the awesome power of God. The same God who spoke the word and the heavens were created, the same God who made the sun and the moon, the same God who created the stars and the seas, the same God who is concerned to feed the birds, the same God created you and me and has numbered our hair, He is the same God who has promised, I have loved you with an everlasting love. Some preacher had said this, ‘Do not go to God and tell him how big your problem is, but go to your problem and show your problem, how big your God is!
Today, will you come out of your tent of human thinking and trust God to do the impossible?
Kamal Manik
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Then He brought him outside and said, “Look now toward heaven, and count the stars if you are able to number them.” And He said to him, “So shall your descendants be.” Genesis 15:5
Yesterday [Click here for yesterday’s devotional] we saw that the first area of willingness that is found in the heart of those who trust God enough, like Abraham, is the willingness to get out. Those with faith are willing to get out of their ‘comfort zones’ to go to their ‘called zones’. These are the precious folks who are not satisfied with the daily routines of worship, praise, prayer and walk and are thirsting for God in all this.
We read further and we see Abram in the tent. Many years have passed and God’s promise has not yet materialized. God appears in a vision, and we sense a tinge of weariness and perhaps even unbelief as Abram reasons that the heir to his household is Eliezer, his servant. And God tells him to come out of his tent, and see the stars, and let it be a reminder – “so shall your descendants be.” And Abram does so, and the glorious words are recorded right after that "And he believed in the Lord and it was accounted to him for righteousness".
The second willingness in a heart of faith is the the willingness to come out! Once the men of faith have come out of the comfort zones, they are ready to see God at work. They do not trust on their own plans, their own strengths and their own ways. They are willing to come out of their natural and limited thinking and look at the Almighty God, to look at his awesome power and plan.
God asked Abraham to come out of the tent and look up at the stars, as he promised Abraham to make him a father of the nation. In effect, what God was telling him is this, ‘Do not confine yourself to the natural reasoning and limits. If you want to see the impossible, what your eyes have not seen, what your ears have not heard and what has not entered your heart, look up to God’s might & power. That is why Jesus said, ‘What is impossible with man, is possible with God’.
Perhaps you are restless in your soul, wanting to see God at work in your situation. You may have taken the first step of obedience, by getting out of your comfortable position, but are thinking, ‘Is it possible for my situation to change?’ Perhaps you had resigned to your fate, thinking that this was your lot in life, the Lord is encouraging you to get out of that position and take the first step of faith, by getting restless for God to work. Then take the second step of faith and trust God to do the impossible. The work allocation between me and God is this: What is possible, I do; What is impossible, God does! Even as you come out of the tent of limited thinking, and you look around you see the awesome power of God. The same God who spoke the word and the heavens were created, the same God who made the sun and the moon, the same God who created the stars and the seas, the same God who is concerned to feed the birds, the same God created you and me and has numbered our hair, He is the same God who has promised, I have loved you with an everlasting love. Some preacher had said this, ‘Do not go to God and tell him how big your problem is, but go to your problem and show your problem, how big your God is!
Today, will you come out of your tent of human thinking and trust God to do the impossible?
Kamal Manik
____________________________________________________________
"A Soul’s Anchor” is a daily inspirational message prepared to challenge your mind, inspire your heart, and motivate you to anchor your soul in the person of Jesus Christ.
If you know a friend who would enjoy receiving "A Soul’s Anchor" in their email box each day, tell them they can sign up by emailing us at subscribe@asoulsanchor.org . The messages may also be read at our website, http://www.asoulsanchor.org. To unsubscribe, please email, unsubscribe@asoulsanchor.org with your email in the subject line. To change to a weekly instead of a daily subscription, email weekly@asoulsanchor.org with your email in the subject line. For receiving messages by mail, please write to us at A Soul’s Anchor, India International Church, 3654 Okemos Rd., Okemos, MI 48864
Copyright Notice: All Rights Reserved. You may re-transmit by electronic mail, or make individual copy of this message provided the use is not for profit or commercial purpose, and the credit line appears in its entirety at the conclusion of the forward or reprint. A Soul’s Anchor is the ministry of the India International church. India International Church may withdraw or modify this grant of permission at any time. "A Soul’s Anchor" may NOT be reproduced in any form on the World Wide Web or in print media or other media without express written permission. Please submit requests via email to indiachurch@jesusforindians.org or write to: A Soul’s Anchor, India International Church, 3654 Okemos Rd., Okemos, MI 48864
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