Good day dear friends.
We continue our study of "This Little Light of Mine."
Here is our study guide for today:
Tuesday: To be a light of the world means to be a blessing to others so that they will know about God. Please read Genesis 12:2-3. This is the initial call from God to the father of the faith, Abraham, and how he and his wife Sarah, were to be “a blessing” to “all peoples of earth.” How is your life being a blessing right now? How could you be more of a blessing? Is this where God is calling you to serve?
Genesis 12:2 I will make of you a great nation, and I will bless you, and make your name great, so that you will be a blessing. 3 I will bless those who bless you, and the one who curses you I will curse; and in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed."
That initial call from God to Abraham and Sarah was a difficult one. It was an invitation to leave everything familiar and comfortable behind. It was to leave behind family, friends, loved ones. It was to take a divine risk. Yet, God was up front in sharing what would come of this risk. We just read it in the above verses: "great nation," "bless you," "great name," "you will be a blessing," "bless the ones who bless you and curse the ones who curse you," "all the families of the earth shall be blessed."
God knew that through obedient living, these two and those whom they would influence, would bring a blessing from God. To know and trust and have a relationship with God, is the blessing. And to raise up a family, then a community, finally a nation with that knowledge would be a world blessing.
God still calls us to take divine risks. Each day we're alive we are presented with opportunities to trust God and to take a risk in sharing a blessing. We're still called to be a blessing to those around us. Are we doing that?
Most times it doesn't take that much, it just takes trusting God when we take those divine risks. God will share with us exactly what we need to be a blessing.
Listen to God's call. Be ready to say yes.
PRAYER: God of blessing, bless my life in a way that I cannot help but be a blessing for you. Help me take a divine risk today. I pray in Jesus' name. Amen.
Have a great and blessed day!
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