Nothing from chapters 9 and 10 today, so right into the 11th.
11:31 Terah took his son Abram, his grandson Lot son of Haran, and his daughter in law Sarai, the wife of his son Abram, and together they set out from Ur of the Chaldeans to go to Canaan. But when they came to Haran, they settle there.
We don't hear much about Terah in Church, but he was Abram's dad, who was leading the whole family on their way to Canaan but never made it. Terah never completed his journey, and that had a knock-on effect on Abram. Eventually Abram continued on his own, and I like the way that God's plan was not thwarted by Terah's decisions. God made the way for him. Ultimately, our journey of faith is about us and God, no-one else. We mustn't let what others did or didn't do to/for us affect our relationship with God.
Thanks for this! I needed reminding of this. Not the best of days today and I just reminded myself of my morning prayer 'What ever I get today....I thank you' - it isn't for me to question what I get
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