Follow after Abraham

Wednesday 18 May
READ: Heb 6: 12
MORE LESSON: Rom. 4: 17 -22

The Bible recommends that we look into the life of Abraham and live after his example, Look to Abraham your father, And to Sarah who bore you; For I called him alone, And blessed him and increased him: Isa. 51: 2. Each time you see a man that God has commended, you should look at his life and pick secrets of greatness from him. Some people only hunt for faults in the lives of men of God, such an attitude only leads downhill in destiny. When God lifts a man for whatever reason, examine his life, overlook his imperfections and faults and pick those things that have made him find favour with God. You should know how to glean secrets of greatness in the lives of men of God without amplifying or repeating their own mistakes. According to Heb 6: 12, That ye be not slothful, but followers of them who through faith and patience inherit the promises.
Abraham trusted in the Lord and became great for it. Abraham grew up in an idolatrous environment. God called him out to follow Him and promised to bless and make him great. God changed his name from Abram to Abraham- meaning 'father of many nations'. As at the time God changed his name, he did not even have a single child; yet Abraham accepted to bear a name that had not yet become obvious - that is trust. People must have been mocking him when he declared his new name. Today, we see God’s reward for Abraham still continues even when Abraham is gone from the earth. The Bible now tells us to follow after Abraham, this shows that when you follow God, men will follow you. When you trust God, you will be rewarded in life and after you leave the earth.
Abraham's trust in God was borne out of a very personal knowledge of God. Several times he built altars to God and God appeared and communed with him. One of the things you must learn from Abraham is a deep and intimate relationship with God. Abraham is the man that believed and waited on God for many years for the promise of a son. You must learn to be patient and have the ability to wait for the promises of God to be worked out in your life. Eventually when God gave him a son, he didn't hold back from God when the LORD demanded for his son. Sacrifice, giving and love for God are things to learn from Abraham in your walk with God. The Bible, ...If ye were Abraham's children, ye would do the works of Abraham: John 8: 39. Trust the Lord like your father in the faith, Abraham, did. You will be rewarded just like he was. Don't give up on God, follow the example of men that have made the mark with God and as you do, you are the next testimony that men will study, in Jesus’ name.

Prayer/Action
* Lord, I receive the grace to follow after the good examples that have been written in Your Word.
* Father, let my eyes be opened to the godly principles I find in Your servants around me today.

PROPHETIC PRAYER
I violently uproot every tree of backwardness and stagnancy planted in my destiny by the enemy, in Jesus’ mighty name.