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NASB | Genesis 12:1 Now the LORD said to Abram, "Go forth from your country, And from your relatives And from your father's house, To the land which I will show you; |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Genesis 12:1 Now [in Haran] the LORD had said to Abram, "Go away from your country, And from your relatives And from your father's house, To the land which I will show you; [Heb 11:8-10] |
Bible Question:
Genesis 12:1 Now the LORD said to Abram, "Go forth from your country, And from your relatives And from your father's house, To the land which I will show you, When we were to take this verse as a personal calling from God, what would be the "country", "relatives" and "father's house" God calls us to go away from? (concrete examples please) I would like to have an idea, what God wants from us from such a calling. Thanks. |
Bible Answer: Perhaps God is calling us to the Promised Land of being in His presence, that is, FREE from the lies of the deceiver that ever suggests negative, evil judgements about everything... the opposite of a faith-filled trust in the ultimte goodness of God as the only reality. This is a daily leaving behind and going forward in the faith of Abraham. |