“Therefore, since we are receiving a kingdom which cannot be shaken, let us have grace, by which we may serve God acceptably with reverence and godly fear”
(Hebrews 12:28).
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“Rejoice with me, for I have found my sheep which was lost!” (Luke 15:6).
When we first read about Abraham, he was in the city of Ur of the Chaldees, with his father, Terah. Like all cities, it had an official god, and families had a shrine for their own household god, as in India today with its millions of gods. However, a “Most High God” was acknowledged— and Abraham heard His voice. It was a sovereign act. It came from God’s side, not Abraham’s—God breaking through.
In Abraham’s time, people everywhere lived for themselves, usually by fighting everybody else around. One day the nations will be judged. Christ painted a picture of a vast drama on the stage of the whole universe: the judgment of the nations.
They have to give account of themselves. God’s eyes of concern run through the whole earth. Why do we have faith? To bless ourselves? To become wealthy and be prosperous? If we have such faith, God gave it.
But, He enriches us in order to enrich others, to pass it on. Abraham lived on that level. Let God’s purpose be yours.
Taken from Daily Fire Devotional: 365 Days in God’s Word by Reinhard Bonnke. Copyright © 2016 by Reinhard Bonnke. Use by permission of Whitaker House. www.whitakerhouse.com
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