In the Middle of the Silence.
The Call of Abram
Gen 12:1 The LORD had said to Abram, “Leave your native country, your relatives, and your father’s family, and go to the land that I will show you.
Gen 12:2 I will make you into a great nation. I will bless you and make you famous, and you will be a blessing to others.
Gen 12:3 I will bless those who bless you and curse those who treat you with contempt. All the families on earth will be blessed through you.”
Gen 12:4 So Abram departed as the LORD had instructed, and Lot went with him. Abram was seventy-five years old when he left Haran.
Gen 12:5 He took his wife, Sarai, his nephew Lot, and all his wealth—his livestock and all the people he had taken into his household at Haran—and headed for the land of Canaan. When they arrived in Canaan,
Gen 12:6 Abram traveled through the land as far as Shechem. There he set up camp beside the oak of Moreh. At that time, the area was inhabited by Canaanites.
Gen 12:7 Then the LORD appeared to Abram and said, “I will give this land to your descendants.” And Abram built an altar there and dedicated it to the LORD, who had appeared to him.
Gen 12:8 After that, Abram traveled south and set up camp in the hill country, with Bethel to the west and Ai to the east. There he built another altar and dedicated it to the LORD, and he worshiped the LORD.
Gen 12:9 Then Abram continued traveling south by stages toward the Negev. —NLTLuk 8:22 One day Jesus said to his disciples, “Let’s cross to the other side of the lake.” So they got into a boat and started out. —NLT
He didn’t say let’s attempt to cross over. He said let’s go to the other side!
1. God doesn’t speak to be
. He speaks to be
.
1Co 2:9 That is what the Scriptures mean when they say, “No eye has seen, no ear has heard, and no mind has imagined what God has prepared for those who love him.”
1Co 2:10 But it was to us that God revealed these things by his Spirit. For his Spirit searches out everything and shows us God’s deep secrets. —NLT ISA 64:4Joh 10:2 But the one who enters through the gate is the shepherd of the sheep.
Joh 10:3 The gatekeeper opens the gate for him, and the sheep recognize his voice and come to him. He calls his own sheep by name and leads them out.
Joh 10:4 After he has gathered his own flock, he walks ahead of them, and they follow him because they know his voice. —NLTAct 1:6 So when the apostles were with Jesus, they kept asking him, “Lord, has the time come for you to free Israel and restore our kingdom?”
Act 1:7 He replied, “The Father alone has the authority to set those dates and times, and they are not for you to know.
Act 1:8 But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you. And you will be my witnesses, telling people about me everywhere—in Jerusalem, throughout Judea, in Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”
Act 1:9 After saying this, he was taken up into a cloud while they were watching, and they could no longer see him.
Act 1:10 As they strained to see him rising into heaven, two white-robed men suddenly stood among them.
Act 1:11 “Men of Galilee,” they said, “why are you standing here staring into heaven? Jesus has been taken from you into heaven, but someday he will return from heaven in the same way you saw him go!” —NLT
2. We may not know the
of the promise, but He promised
while we wait.
3.We
to
The Silence with His
.
# In seasons of silence we must go back to the last thing Jesus. Hold onto that promise!
Psa 121:4 Indeed, he who watches over Israel never slumbers or sleeps. —NLT
4. We
to His Voice and Live. We Live when we
to His
.
Rev 3:20 Behold, I’m standing at the door, knocking. If your heart is open to hear my voice and you open the door within, I will come in to you and feast with you, and you will feast with me. —TPT
Deeper Dive:
Psa 29:1 A Psalm of David. Give unto the LORD, O you mighty ones, Give unto the LORD glory and strength.
Psa 29:2 Give unto the LORD the glory due to His name; Worship the LORD in the beauty of holiness.
Psa 29:3 The voice of the LORD is over the waters; The God of glory thunders; The LORD is over many waters.
Psa 29:4 The voice of the LORD is powerful; The voice of the LORD is full of majesty.
Psa 29:5 The voice of the LORD breaks the cedars, Yes, the LORD splinters the cedars of Lebanon.
Psa 29:6 He makes them also skip like a calf, Lebanon and Sirion like a young wild ox.
Psa 29:7 The voice of the LORD divides the flames of fire.
Psa 29:8 The voice of the LORD shakes the wilderness; The LORD shakes the Wilderness of Kadesh.
Psa 29:9 The voice of the LORD makes the deer give birth, And strips the forests bare; And in His temple everyone says, “Glory!”
Psa 29:10 The LORD sat enthroned at the Flood, And the LORD sits as King forever.
Psa 29:11 The LORD will give strength to His people; The LORD will bless His people with peace. —NKJV