31 Terah took Abram his son and Lot the son of Haran, his grandson, and Sarai his daughter-in-law, his son Abram’s wife, and they went forth together from Ur of the Chaldeans to go into the land of Canaan, but when they came to Haran, they settled there. 32 The days of Terah were 205 years, and Terah died in Haran.
1 Now the Lord said to Abram, “Go from your country and your kindred and your father’s house to the land that I will show you. 2 And I will make of you a great nation, and I will bless you and make your name great, so that you will be a blessing. 3 I will bless those who bless you, and him who dishonors you I will curse, and in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed.”
Gen 11:31 -12:3 (ESV)
It really hit me a couple of days ago when I read this that even though Abram was the “Father of Faith” and the one God chose to make His covenant with, he may not have been the originally intended person.
Abram’s father Terah took Abram and Lot (Abram’s nephew) and left for the promised land of Canaan where God had called him. Unfortunately half way to Canaan (God’s Promised Land for Terah) they came to Lot’s people in Haran and decided to “SETTLE” there. Terah knew they were supposed to go on to Canaan but Haran was good enough so he SETTLED for it.
Abraham’s father settled for something less than the destiny that God had planned out for him. Then he died in that place of “settling” never knowing what God intended for him in Canaan. WOW, this is a sad commentary on a man’s life that was called to greatness. He settled for GOOD ENOUGH or MEDIOCRITY!
Then I started thinking, on my way to destiny have I settled for “GOOD ENOUGH” in an area of life or ministry? Have You?
I’m just asking the question “Do I want to settle for mediocrity, or do I want Destiny?”
I want God’s Canaan (destiny) for my life because my life affects more than just my own.
Wow that sounds like another potential blog.
