Where He Leads Will You Go?

Where He Leads Will You Go?
Genesis 12.1-5
1 The LORD had said to Abram, "Leave your country, your people and your father's household and go to the land I will show you. 2 "I will make you into a great nation and I will bless you; I will make your name great, and you will be a blessing. 3 I will bless those who bless you, and whoever curses you I will curse; and all peoples on earth will be blessed through you." 4 So Abram left, as the LORD had told him; and Lot went with him. Abram was seventy-five years old when he set out from Haran. 5 He took his wife Sarai, his nephew Lot, all the possessions they had accumulated and the people they had acquired in Haran, and they set out for the land of Canaan, and they arrived there.

It wasn't until I got older that I realized what an incredible amount of faith Abraham and Sarah possessed. Charged by God to "leave [their] country, [their] people and [their] father's household [to] go to the land [God would] show [them," Abraham and his family took an enormous leap of faith in obeying God. His obedience reminds me of that old hymn: "Wherever He Leads I'll Go."

We all know that obedience is rarely, if ever, easy. Our earthly nature desires to prevent us from following the Lord. Satan would like nothing better for us to grow into a state of complacency. Unfortunately, I fear that has occurred in the Western world today. Many Christians seem content with the material blessings of God and no longer seriously seek Him spiritually. Such an attitude will turn us into spiritual statues, too obstinate to move upon God's call.

We must learn from Abraham and leave to the place God is showing us. There are millions of possible things that could mean. It could be ministering to a neighbor, friend, or co-worker, presenting the Gospel to someone verbally, helping someone pick up that dropped item, or go to serve in a foreign state or country for the glory of God. The Church is littered with all sorts of examples of giving--people who have accepted God's call and challenge on their lives. These are the people we should look to as encouragement for doing the will of the Lord. Most of all, however, we should look unto Christ. Jesus was willing to go anywhere the Father called Him for the glory of God and the furtherance of the Gospel. The question is, are we?

Beloved, are you making Christ your model for following the will of God? If not, ask God how you can follow His call today. God is calling each one of us, just as he called Abraham, to serve Him in a miraculous way. It may seem small to us, but God has enormous plans for even the smallest of actions. What will we say? What will we do? Let us respond to the call of the Lord, following Him wherever He leads us. Wherever He leads, we will go. Amen.

With love in Christ,



Austin Aldrich
Where He Leads Will You Go?
Genesis 12.1-5
1 The LORD had said to Abram, "Leave your country, your people and your father's household and go to the land I will show you. 2 "I will make you into a great nation and I will bless you; I will make your name great, and you will be a blessing. 3 I will bless those who bless you, and whoever curses you I will curse; and all peoples on earth will be blessed through you." 4 So Abram left, as the LORD had told him; and Lot went with him. Abram was seventy-five years old when he set out from Haran. 5 He took his wife Sarai, his nephew Lot, all the possessions they had accumulated and the people they had acquired in Haran, and they set out for the land of Canaan, and they arrived there.

It wasn't until I got older that I realized what an incredible amount of faith Abraham and Sarah possessed. Charged by God to "leave [their] country, [their] people and [their] father's household [to] go to the land [God would] show [them," Abraham and his family took an enormous leap of faith in obeying God. His obedience reminds me of that old hymn: "Wherever He Leads I'll Go."

We all know that obedience is rarely, if ever, easy. Our earthly nature desires to prevent us from following the Lord. Satan would like nothing better for us to grow into a state of complacency. Unfortunately, I fear that has occurred in the Western world today. Many Christians seem content with the material blessings of God and no longer seriously seek Him spiritually. Such an attitude will turn us into spiritual statues, too obstinate to move upon God's call.

We must learn from Abraham and leave to the place God is showing us. There are millions of possible things that could mean. It could be ministering to a neighbor, friend, or co-worker, presenting the Gospel to someone verbally, helping someone pick up that dropped item, or go to serve in a foreign state or country for the glory of God. The Church is littered with all sorts of examples of giving--people who have accepted God's call and challenge on their lives. These are the people we should look to as encouragement for doing the will of the Lord. Most of all, however, we should look unto Christ. Jesus was willing to go anywhere the Father called Him for the glory of God and the furtherance of the Gospel. The question is, are we?

Beloved, are you making Christ your model for following the will of God? If not, ask God how you can follow His call today. God is calling each one of us, just as he called Abraham, to serve Him in a miraculous way. It may seem small to us, but God has enormous plans for even the smallest of actions. What will we say? What will we do? Let us respond to the call of the Lord, following Him wherever He leads us. Wherever He leads, we will go. Amen.

With love in Christ,



Austin Aldrich