January 8, 2011 God is Speaking to All

God is Speaking to All
Read Genesis 14-16

Gen 14:18-20 Then Melchizedek king of Salem brought out bread and wine. He was priest of God Most High, 19 and he blessed Abram, saying, “Blessed be Abram by God Most High, Creator of heaven and earth. 20 And blessed be God Most High.”

WHO IS this priest, Melchizedek? He was a priest of “God Most High”. How could there be a priest of God hundreds of years before God gave his people the order of priesthood? And why would Abram give Melchizedek one-tenth of his bounty from the battle?
One of the many things the bible tells us in Genesis is that God is at work in people “outside of” the main characters. Abram is the central figure here. But this incident shows God is speaking to and using others around Abram. In his journey into a new land away from his home, Abram is not alone.
I want you to understand this. Again, in his journey into a new land away from his home, Abram is not alone.
Here’s a “trust truth”: When God calls you to go to a new land—a new place, he has already gone there. He has prepared the way for you. He has put people and events in place to pour out his Spirit on you that you may accomplish his kingdom purposes as he has called you.
Many of those purposes will be a mystery to you as you journey on the road. But God will be showing you what he wants you to do. Trust him and go with him.
And do as Abram did, worship him.


Pause and Consider: God has already gone where he’s calling you to go.