IT’S NOW FEB 19 - IT’S STILL EARLY IN THE NEW YEAR SO… WHAT’S IN A NEW YEAR?
On Jan 23/11 we heard a sermon about the start of 2011; in chapel the same week Matt Ayars preached about the start of the new year; and so, because I have been planning for some time now to use verbatim a page right near the beginning of Our Daily Bread 2011 Planner, it must still be okay to talk about the New Year and since the internet is being more dependable too, I’m sure the time has not run out for this message.
“Into the Unknown
By faith Abraham obeyed when he was called…And he went out, not knowing where he was going. Hebrews 11:8
One of the greatest obstacles we face in following Christ is fear of the unknown. We yearn to know in advance the outcome of our obedience and where He is taking us, yet we are given only the assurance that He is with us and that He is in charge. And with that, we venture into the unknown with Him.
Abraham modeled the response of a person who is willing to walk with God into an uncertain future. “By faith Abraham obeyed when he was called to go out to the place which he would receive as an inheritance. And he went out, not knowing where he was going” (Hebrews 11:8).
Abraham knew that God had called him and had given him a promise—and that was enough. He was willing to entrust his future to the Lord.
We may do the same by trusting our Lord for the future and stepping out in faith. As we stand on the threshold of a new year, may this prayer of faith and anticipation be ours.
David C. McCasland”
Often we are asked why we are in Haiti and the answer is simply that we stepped out in faith not knowing what was in store for us here but trusting fully in the Lord that He did.
