Genesis 27-29

 Abraham, Isaac and Jacob faithfully obeyed God’s leading to the promised land. The author of Hebrews defines faith as the assurance of things unseen, with Abraham’s leap of faith in leaving Uz of the Chaldeans he lived as a foreigner in a tent for the rest of his life along with Isaac and Jacob. 

Hebrews 11:9 “By faith he made his home in the promised land like a stranger in a foreign country; he lived in tents, as did Isaac and Jacob, who were heirs with him of the same promise.”

To what end am I willing to be faithful and obedient to the call of God in my life? Trusting in the LORD means understanding and acknowledging that the LORD knows the details and will provide strength and resources along the way in the face of circumstantial uncertainty. Because God’s plan never fails we can be certain that all things work together for His good - living counter culture, by faith, does not place importance in emotional or physical comfort, rather living counter culture according to the will of God comes with peace and spiritual security that surpasses all human experience which is marked with trials, difficulties and discomfort. Trust in the LORD wholeheartedly and He will provide because He is unendingly faithful, we can know this certainly because of how God preserved, preserves and will preserve the chosen people of Israel. 

Hebrews 13:5, 8 “Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you… Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.”


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