Never To Late

Yesterday it was just so great to be back in our Church class after being out for a month. Because we both were so blessed to catch COVID again and then move all in the same month, it felt like a year since we had been to church. So this morning it was wonderful to not only see dear friends, but to hear (in person) the Word of God taught! Because Randy is not able to go every week, the times we are there have become so precious to us! It is hard to imagine our lives without being able to go worship corporately with others or to sing with hundreds of people lifting their hearts and voices in praise! That is a privilege and blessing we never take for granted!

This morning not only was I surrounded by sweet people who welcomed me back with open arms and told me how glad they were to see me, but we had one of our ministers to teach our class! Having never heard him before, it was such a lesson that I sure needed to hear! The lesson was from Genesis 12 when God told Abram (before his name was changed to Abraham) to go! “Leave your family and friends and go to a place I will show you”. And Abram, not even knowing where God was sending him, obeyed! How old was Abram when God told him to go….75 yrs old! One yr older than I am now.

Moses was 80 when God called him over to the burning bush and spoke to him and Noah was 500 when he began to build the ark! If we find ourselves doubting God using us after He has led us through so many seasons of life, been faithful to us when difficult times fall on us and allowed us to see His Provision to us through the years, why would God not want us to use the wisdom and experiences that we have been given? We have testimonies we can share of Gods walking with us through tough times. We can tell of times when we didn’t think we had enough to make the mortgage or buy food for the week, yet God came through miraculously.

So many times we feel that when we get to this age of life, God is through with us! That we have earned the right to sit back, relax and coast through the years we have left!

Abram was the son of Terran, who had set out to live in Canaan but ended up settling in Harran, where he died! The Bible doesn’t say why they didn’t go all the way to Canaan but he “settled” in more ways than one. Which takes us to Abram. Because he obeyed and trusted the Lord God, by leaving everything that was familiar to him, the Lord blessed him. When we are obedient, we find ourselves sometimes in places that we would have never have gone. But it is in those times of uncertainty that grows our faith and trust as we look back and see how God always provided and protected us.

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

Pause there and think about that! What kind of faith did it take for Abram to just pick up and leave, not knowing where God was taking him. A faith that was not just obtained in that moment. Just like us, God uses so many times in each of our lives that allow us to choose what to do…do we trust God and allow Him to guide us where He leads, or do we do what we feel is best or easiest? At the end of the lesson Alan ask these questions to us:

1. What area of my life has God taken me further than my parents?
2. How is my service to God helping the next generation go further than I?

When we limit God in our expectations of Him, we limit ourselves!

Don’t be afraid to “step out of the boat” like Peter. Don’t allow the world to influence you if God has ask what you feel is impossible of you to do. Step aside to pause and listen like Moses did at the burning bush! Be willing to go even when you have no idea where God is leading you! Each of these men were blessed beyond their wildest expectations. Are we willing to be amazed at what God can do with us, no matter our age?