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Bob Gass

Wednesday, 10th March 2010

The Word for Today
with Bob Gass

There's No Going Back

Abraham had no idea where God was taking him; he just knew he couldn't stay where he was. Try explaining that to your friends! But instead of questioning God, we read, 'By faith Abraham… went out, not knowing where he was going' (Hebrews 11:8 NKJV). Not once did he consider going back home when times got tough. He knew that for him, God wasn't back there. Jephthah is remembered in Scripture for his spectacular victory over the Ammonites, and for a vow he made to God before the battle, a vow he refused to break: '… I have given my word to the Lord, and I cannot go back on it' (Judges 11:35 NKJV).

Israel got stuck in the wilderness because they kept reflecting on Egypt. Every time God said, ...

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