FAITH CAPSULE: With obedience in place, what you see will determine what you receive.

Genesis 13

It is written, “Now the LORD had said to Abram: “Get out of your country, from your family and from your father’s house, to a land that I will show you.” (Genesis 12:1) Abraham was the only one that was called out of his family.
God had a plan for Abraham and to enter into God’s plan there was a need to fully obey by disallowing Lot to follow him. However, when he was getting out it was with Lot.
“So Abram departed as the LORD had spoken to him, and Lot went with him. And Abram was seventy-five years old when he departed from Haran.” (Genesis 12:4)
Abraham’s obedience was not in full compliance when he allowed Lot to go with him. Where there is absence of full obedience discontinuation will have a place. The lack of full obedience (having Lot with him) affected Abraham. While he continues in the Lords calling, he could not see what and where God had in plan for him until later, when they (Abraham and Lot) could no longer dwell together because of strife between their herdsmen. As a result of strife, separation and division of land was called for between Abraham and Lot and the Bible recorded that, “…Lot lifted his eyes and saw all the plain of Jordan, that it was well watered everywhere (before the LORD destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah) like the garden of the LORD, like the land of Egypt as you go toward Zoar. Then Lot chose for himself all the plain of Jordan, and Lot journeyed east. And they separated from each other.” (Genesis 13:10-11) Lot lifted his eyes to see only the present but could not see the future. Lot’s choice was not directed by God and His choice later became land of destruction (Sodom and Gomorrah). Abraham’s seeing was of the Lord’s calling. Lot thought that he was making better choice but, “…The LORD said to Abram, after Lot had separated from him: “Lift your eyes now and look from the place where you are—northward, southward, eastward, and westward;” (Genesis 13:14) As far as Abraham could see, it became his. With obedience in place, what you see will determine what you receive. What you receive is what you believe and what you believe will determine what you become. Are you seeing positive or negative as you look into the future? Do you believe that Jesus will never leave you nor forsake you? Be anxious for nothing. See through Jesus, He owns tomorrow and holds it in His hand. Abraham saw great and the Lord declared, “For all the land which you see I give to you and your descendantsforever.” (Genesis 13:15) See good and good shall become of you.

Prayer for today: Ask from God to separate you from what is causing you not to see where He positioned your blessings.