Abram Follows God's Direction

Bible Point: We can always trust God.

Key Verse: "We obey God rather than man." Acts 5:29

Bible Exploration: Genesis 12:1-8

“Sell everything you can’t carry with you, leave all your friends and extended family, get your wife and belongings in the car, and start driving. You’ll probably never come back here again, but don’t worry about that—I’ll show you where to go.” If God were speaking to Abram today, that might be what he’d say. What trust in God it took for Abram to leave his home, his country, and everything familiar and comfortable and set out for an unknown destination, having only God’s
command to go on!

Get a piece of paper. Draw a horizontal line in the center of the page with one dot at the left end labeled “Birth” and one on the right end labeled “Death.” Place another dot on the line to serve as a marker for the beginning of your faith. Take a look at your life. What promises has God made to you? What might he be calling you to do? When you’ve thought about that, place at least two additional dots on your line with dates and write a short explanation of what you believe God has indicated in the past and what he wants you to do today.


Ask God to help you try something new that you’d be afraid to try on your own—something where you’d have to trust God in order to do it.