FAITH CAPSULE: God will not ignore you but will surely attend to your challenge.

Genesis 26:1-33

It is written, “Now there was a famine in the land—besides the previous famine in Abraham’s time—and Isaac went to Abimelek king of the Philistines in Gerar. The Lord appeared to Isaac and said, “Do not go down to Egypt; live in the land where I tell you to live. Stay in this land for a while, and I will be with you and will bless you. For to you and your descendants I will give all these lands and will confirm the oath I swore to your father Abraham.” (Genesis 6:1-3) God communicated with Isaac. In the face of famine and nothing to show for, God commanded Isaac to stay put. Often time, when God is speaking what seems impossible, hearing God’s command becomes challenging. In the case of Isaac, there was total obedience when he did exactly as commanded by God. God wanted him to stay in Gerar and he did exactly.
In a place where there is famine having a well for sustenance becomes unarguably important.
Isaac repeatedly ran into confrontation with the herdsmen of Gerar over the digging of wells. He knew quite well that his part of the world could not have survived without wells.
However, every effort by Isaac and his servants to have a productive life at Gerar by gigging wells were punctuated by the herdsmen of Gera. The herdsmen of Gerar kept taking away the wells that were dug by Isaac’s servants and would not leave them in peace. Isaac had a reason to move in the face of challenges but his obedience to God’s command kept him in Gera.
Just like Isaac, are you facing challenges in your area of obedience to the word of God? God will not ignore you but will surely attend to your challenge.

In Genesis 26:27-28 Isaac questioned Abimelek, “… why have you come to me, since you hate me and have sent me away from you?” “But they said, we have certainly seen that the LORD is with you. So we said, ‘let there now be an oath between us, between you and us; and let us make a covenant with you.’’’ Those who were tormenting Isaac with hatred turned around and looked for him to settle with a peace treaty. They realized that the Lord was with him. Every attempt to frustrate him concerning his dug up well was constantly in vain. It is worthy to note that the word of God is His way and His way is His command. Isaac was in line with God’s way as a result, it was impossible for him not to stand. Proverbs 16:7 buttressed, “When a man’s ways please the LORD, He makes even his enemies to be at peace with him.”  Walk in the word of God to please Him over your life.

Prayer for today: Ask for the grace not to disobey His word regardless of any challenge.