And the Lord said to Abram, after Lot was separated from him, Lift up now thine eyes, and look from the place where thou art northward, and southward, and eastward, and westward: For all the land which thou seest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed for ever. And I will make thy seed as the dust of the earth: so that if a man can number the dust of the earth, then shall thy seed also be numbered. Arise, walk through the land in the length of it and in the breadth of it; for I will give it unto thee. (Gen. 13: 14-17)
Here sits Abram saddened after he has resolved the quarrel between his herdsmen and Lot’s herdsmen by allowing Lot to choose the land he wanted in order to preserve peace. I personally do not think it surprised Abram that Lot chose the best land, a well watered valley, for himself and left Abram the barren mountains. Lot had selfishly chosen his paradise, but Abram had the promise.
I can see Abram as he lay on the floor of his tent, looking up to heaven and wondering when his promise would come to pass. To hold a grudge against Lot was not going to help his situation so he kept his meditation on the words the Lord had spoken to him and to him alone. Now, he is alone again and the Lord confirms His promise to Abram and tells him to get up and walk the land. Not only did Abram survey the land but his act of obedience caused him to take possession of it. Abram obeyed God because he was fully persuaded that God would do just what he said. We know through scripture that the Lord did perform his promise to Abram who later was named Abraham, father of many nations.
Likewise, …even God, who quickeneth the dead, and calleth those things which be not as though there were will perform His word over your life by any means necessary. Faith is work! This holy assignment requires you to move before you see the money, before divine connections are made and before the teacher or mentor appears. So what if you feel you lack the skills or the training to do what He has called you to do. The Lord only needs a yielded vessel who longs to give Him glory. Friends may become few on this journey but God promised to always be with you. Your sweet communion with the Lord will reveal to your spirit things eyes have not seen, ears have not heard neither has entered into the hearts of men. Get dogmatic about your victory. Get up and walk the land! Survey and take possession of the land by letting the word of the Lord flow out of your mouth and bring order to your chaos. This is how God framed the world in Genesis Chapter One. What you may be looking at right now and what you may have to work with right now may seem like a bunch of nothing but it is really irrelevant to where God wants to take you and what He wants to do through you. Call forth your resources, your ministry partners, your divine connections, your needed skills and super natural abilities, good health and strength, more money, more favor and faith to trust Him more! God is faithful to do it completely. Glory to His Name! Do not stop at this level. Cast away your fears and your sadness and raise your expectations. Get ready to receive everything the Lord has promised you!
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