JANUARY 9 The Lord said to Abraham, “…Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father’s house, unto a land that I will shew thee…” (Genesis 12:1). Note that Abraham was to leave his kindred behind. Yet, in Genesis 12:4 we read, “So Abram departed, as the Lord had spoken […]
JANUARY 8 We learned in yesterday’s devotion that Abraham stepped out in faith and began moving towards his divine destiny. Had he not done so, he might have died in Haran just like his father. You will never reach your destiny by remaining where you are spiritually. All throughout scripture, God responds to those who […]
JANUARY 7 At age 75, while living in Haran, Abraham–the son of Terah–received a call from God to go to an unknown land that the Lord would show him: Now the Lord had said unto Abram, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father’s house, unto a land that […]
JANUARY 6 The story of Abraham is the beginning of the saga of Israel’s divine destiny. His story relates to you, as you will see during the next few devotional readings that are centered on this man. Abraham’s story is recorded in Genesis chapters 11-25. Abram–as he was first called–lived with his family in a […]
JANUARY 5 We are meditating on the natural birth process and applying it to the birth of a spiritual vision. The stages we have discussed previously were conception, development, travail, and the time of transition. The final stage in the process is the actual birth. The birth. The development of a spiritual vision has an […]
JANUARY 4 We are meditating on the natural birth process and applying it to the birth of a vision. The stages we have discussed previously were conception, development, and travail. Next comes the time of transition. Transition. In the natural birth process there is a time during labor known as the time of “transition.” It […]
JANUARY 3 The natural birth process which brings a human baby into the world is similar to the process of the birth of a vision in the spirit world. Yesterday we meditated on conception and development of a vision. The next stage is travail. Travail. Ecclesiastes 5:3 states: “For a dream cometh through the multitude […]
JANUARY 2 God wants to give you a spiritual vision and reveal to you the purposes and objectives which will enable you to fulfil it. As you experience the “birth of a vision” you will become a participator instead of a mere spectator in God’s divine plan. The natural birth process which brings a human […]
2024 | JANUARY 1 The Bible states in Proverbs 29:18, “Where there is no vision, the people perish.” The vision to which this verse refers is spiritual vision. Spiritual vision provides direction. It provides challenge and structure for life. Without it, people become spiritually dead. Developing spiritual vision is the process of recognizing the purpose […]
JANUARY EMBRACING YOUR VISION OF DESTINY As we pause to reflect on the coming days of this year, we are much like God’s people, Israel, who came to the border of their Promised Land. Ahead of them lay a land they had not seen and unknown enemies. The same is true for you. You stand […]