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Day 31 / 31.07.24 / Pastor Charissa Seaward, Associate Senior Overseer of Victory Family Centre

Family Devotion Day 31: Choose to believe

Read 

Genesis 12:1, 4 The Lord had said to Abram, “Go from your country, your people and your father’s household to the land I will show you.” … So Abram went, as the Lord had told him.

Learn

When God told Abraham to leave his home, He did not tell him where to go. But Abraham immediately obeyed.   

Because Abraham obeyed God, God blessed him along the way. 

When Abraham wanted a son, God promised Abraham grandchildren and great grandchildren and great great grandchildren who were as many as the stars in the sky. 

While Abraham wanted a son to inherit his wealth, God wanted Abraham to have descendants to inherit the world. 

While Abraham was thinking of a family, God was thinking of many families in many nations. 

God’s plans were far bigger than Abraham’s plans. And Abraham believed God even though it looked impossible. 

Here are 3 ways you can follow Abraham’s footsteps when God calls:

1. Obey quickly 

Do you delay? Do you argue with God? Do you tell Him that what He promises is impossible? Stop. God can do what He promises! 

2. Don’t focus on your own worries 

It is natural to have worries, but ask God to show you what He sees. Then you can look beyond your worries. 

3. Choose to believe

Abraham saw the stars God showed him – the stars that God Himself made – and he believed. 

Don’t wait for God to show you the complete picture before you obey. Many people cannot be trusted; but God can. He leads us step by step so we can learn to trust Him. 

God wants us to reach all the people in all the world and to bless them. 

It seems impossible. But are you willing to believe more than what you can see?

/ Discuss
  • When you read the story of Abraham in the Bible, what are the good things that you notice about him? 
  • Why do you think God only showed Abraham where to go one step at a time and not the whole way?
  • What is God calling you to do that seems scary or impossible? What will you tell God?
/ Pray
  • Pray that God will give you a heart that cares not just about yourself, but also about your family and friends and even people in other countries who are suffering. 
  • Ask God to make you brave to do what He tells you to do, even if it looks impossible. Ask God to teach you to trust Him as He shows you His plans one step at a time. 
  • Pray that God will help you to see the importance, not just of doing well in your studies or having many friends, but of spreading the Gospel to those who have not yet heard it.