I Do Love it When

Genesis 24 & 25

I do love it that Abraham and Sarah were living in Canaan.

This is the land for which he left his father’s household.

But he did not want a Canaanite wife for his son Isaac. 

And yet, this is the land God promised to give him.

He claimed this as his homeland through the act of burying Sarah here. 

He was committed to God’s promise.

And Abraham dies in Canaan.

“...at a good old age, an old man and full of years. And he was gathered to his people. “

Near his tree in Mamre.

Abraham travels a lot.

There is so much journey in his story. 

But it was God’s promise

God’s gift to Abraham to settle here in this rich lush land.

This land of milk and honey.

God planted this people of Israel here.

He cultivated this home for his treasured possession.

It makes me think about what it sometimes takes.

What God’s Promises and Purposes sometimes look like in our lives.

Rarely does it involve sitting on the couch….

There is calling

Hearing

Sending

Travelling

Nourishing

Nurture

Questioning

Testing

Arriving

Finding

Gratitude

Worship

And then…

Rest.  

Maybe.  J

I think I sometimes forget about the get-up-and-go part.

I think I sometimes wonder what God would like me to do for Him in this little spot that I occupy in the universe

His universe. 

And that sometimes God’s idea of milk and honey and mine are not the same things. 

His plenty.

His abundance.