The Lord had said to Abram, “Go from your country, your people and your father’s household to the land I will show you. “I will make you into a great nation, and I will bless you; will make your name great, and you will be a blessing. I will bless those who bless you, and whoever curses you I will curse; and all peoples on earth will be blessed through you.” Genesis 12:1-3 NIV
God of purpose,
Abram discovered that life has direction, purpose and meaning. He heard You and believed. What a difference it makes to know we have You, a God who cares, directs and has a plan for our lives. For good and not for evil (Jeremiah 29:11). It certainly was not an easy life and he never knew what was coming next! He even made mistakes. He lied and said his wife was his sister twice (Genesis 12:19 and 20:2). He took his wife’s maidservant to have a son rather than trust God to provide at first . . . then laughed at Your plan. How often we need to remember that You always lead and the enemy always tries to push!
We read through his life’s story, that Abraham keeps the faith, passes it on. Indeed today we see how all peoples have been blessed through a child born to His line. Jesus. Keep us following, not being pushed, faithful and when necessary repentant. And thank you for the purpose, meaning and direction you give to our lives.
In Jesus name we pray, Amen.
Worship Sunday 5th January 2025
Why You ever chose me
Has always been a mystery
All my life I’ve been told I belong
At the end of the line
With all the other not-quites
With all the never-get-it-rights
But it turns out they’re the ones You were looking for
All this time
‘Cause I’m just a nobody
Trying to tell everybody
All about Somebody
Who saved my soul
Ever since You rescued me
You gave my heart a song to sing
I’m living for the world to see
Nobody but Jesus
Moses had stage fright
When David brought a rock to a sword fight
You picked twelve outsiders nobody would have chosen
And You changed the world
Well the moral of the story is
Everybody’s got a purpose
So when I hear that devil start talking to me saying
“Who do you think you are?”
I say
Chorus
So let me go down, down, down in history
As another blood-bought faithful member of a family
And if they all forget my name, well that’s fine with me
I’m living for the world to see
Nobody but Jesus
Repeat
Chorus
Lyrics: Matthew West, John Mark Hall, Melvin Williams, Douglas Williams, Leonard Williams, Bernhard Herms