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September 19
Thursday


TIME FOR
A CHANGE

READ:
Genesis 12:1-8
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There he built an altar
to the LORD and called
on the name of the
LORD. __Genesis 12:8
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Many believers long to spend daily time with God, praying and reading His Word. Ironically, they are often distracted by a busy schedule. Frustrations mount as busyness seems to crowd out an opening in their schedule.

Oswald Chambers has wisely commented on the transforming power of even 5 minutes in the presence of the Lord. Indeed, even a short time spent in intercession and the Word still has great value: "It is not the thing on which we spend the most time that moulds us, but the thing that exerts the greatest power. Five minutes with God and His Word is worth more than all the rest of the day." Now, it may sound like Chambers has made an overstatement. Yet powerful results can come from even a short time of prayer, because God is powerful.

Sometimes our days are filled with busy demands that crowd out time spent in listening to and responding to God. But no matter where we are, any time taken to build our own spiritual "altar" to the Lord as Abram did (Gen. 12:8) opens the door to His transforming power. If you are having trouble establishing a time with God, you could start with just 5 minutes and see where it leads. Our God longs to meet with us and show His power in our lives. __Denis Fisher

``````````````````Lord, it's amazing to me that You, Almighty God,```````````````````
``````````````````Would want to spend time with me! Thank You.```````````````````
`````````````````I stumble with my words at times but am in awe of``````````````````
``````````````````You. Thank You that You want to hear from me.```````````````````
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Talk with God__He wants to hear you heart.

*********************Today's Bible Reading __ Genesis 12:1-8*********************

1 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.

2 "I will make you a great
nation; I will bless you and
make your name great; and
you shall be a blessing. 3 I
will bless those who bless
you, and I will curse him
who curses you; and in you
all the families of the earth
shall be blessed."

4 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. 5 Then Abram
took Sarai his wife and Lot
his brother's son, and all
their possessions that they
had gathered, and the people
whom they had acquired in
Haran, and they departed to
go to the land of Canaan, So
they came to the land of
Canaan.

6 Abram passed through
the land to the place of
Shechem, as far as the
terebinth tree of Moreh.
And the Canaanites were
then in the land. 7 Then the
LORD appeared to Abram
and said, "To your
descendants I will give this
land." And there he built an
altar to the LORD, who had
appeared to him. 8 And he
moved from there to the
mountain east of Bethel,
and he pitched his tent with
Bethel on the west and Ai
on the east; there he built an
altar to the LORD and called
on the name of the LORD.

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>INSIGHT<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<

Genesis 12 tells of Abram's call to follow God to a land his
descendants would inherit. The main purpose of the call is seen in
verse 3: "And in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed.
The fulfillment of this blessing would come through Jesus, who
would provide redemption for all who believe.