UNWAVERING
Faith and Purpose
WARM-UP
Do you like making plans? Why or why not?
Recall a task that you accomplished with the help of others. Tell us about it.
Have you ever made plans for a vacation or get-together that changed at the last minute? How did it make you feel?
WORD
4 So Abram went, as the Lord had told him; and Lot went with him. Abram was seventy-five years old when he set out from Harran.
5 And Abram took Sarai his wife, and Lot his brother’s son, and all their possessions that they had accumulated and the people [i.e., slaves and maidservants] they had acquired in Haran, and they set out to go to the land of Canaan, and they came to the land of Canaan. GEN 12:4-5
(Read also Gen 12:1-9.)
When God spoke, he revealed his purpose for Abraham’s life—for him to be a great nation and to bless him, so that in him all the families of the earth will be blessed. It takes faith to pursue the plans and purposes of God for our lives. In this lesson, we will look at Abraham’s life and see how our purpose in God is fulfilled by faith.
1 Knowing God’s purpose takes faith.
2 “And I will make you into a great nation,
and I will bless you [with wealth],
and I will make your name great,
and you will be a [source of] blessing.
3 I will bless those who bless you,
and the one who curses you I will curse;
and in you [i.e., in your name] all the families of the earth will be blessed.” GEN 12:2-3
The purpose of God for Abraham was to make him into a great nation. God has a purpose for each of us. We need faith in order to hear from him and know the purpose for which he has set us apart. How can you know the purpose that God has for you? How can you be in faith to ask him for this?
So Abram went, as the Lord had told him . . . GEN 12:4
2 Receiving God’s purpose takes faith.
3 Fulfilling God’s purpose takes faith.
6 Abram traveled through the land as far as the site of Shechem, as far as the terebinth tree of Moreh. Now the Canaanites were then in the land.
7 The Lord appeared to Abram and said, “To your offspring I will give this land.” So he built an altar there [for the tidings of the seed and of the land] to the Lord, who had appeared to him. GEN 12:6-7
The promise of God for Abraham’s life was too great for him to complete alone. Abraham needed to
To receive the purpose of God for him and move toward an unknown land, Abraham needed faith. It takes faith to receive and claim the purpose of God in our lives, especially when he is calling us to leave what we are comfortable with. Have you had a hard time taking the first step toward God’s purpose?
respond in faith—total dependence on God—for the fulfillment of God’s purpose and promise for him. When he responded in faith, from him were born descendants as numerous as the stars of the sky in number, and countless as the sand which is by the seashore (Heb 11:12). According to Isa 55:11, why can we respond in faith to the purposes and promises of God?
. . . so will my word be that goes out from my mouth:
It will not return to me empty,
but will accomplish what I desire
and shall succeed in the purpose for which I sent it. ISA 55:11
Therefore from one man, and him as good as dead, were born descendants as numerous as the stars of the sky in number, and countless as the sand which is by the seashore. HEB 11:12
APPLICATION
Do you believe that your ultimate purpose in life comes from God? Are you ready to surrender your plans to his lordship in order to pursue his purpose in your life today?
How will your sensitivity to God’s voice increase? What are two action steps that you can take to listen better to him this week?
How can you encourage others around you to know and receive their purpose in God? Commit to approach one family member or friend to help him or her grow in faith this week.
PRAYER
Thank God for your relationship with him and the purpose that he has for you. Thank him for helping you stay the course and fulfill your purpose in him.
Pray for God to give you the grace to continually seek
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him and be sensitive to his voice.
Ask God to show you one person who needs to receive their purpose in God. Pray for the right words to say to encourage this person.
This work, "UNWAVERING: Faith and Purpose" is a derivative of "UNWAVERING: Victory Series" © 2018 by VICTORY® All rights reserved