Written By Benjamin Dankaka
God’s plan might be different from your father’s plans for you.
Do you know that Abraham’s father had intended to live in Canaan? The scriptures say, “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 settled there”. Instead of getting to his destination, Terah settled in Haran and died there. The Bible didn’t tell us why Terah didn’t get to his actual destination. However, he might have ended his journey in Haran because he changed his mind.
Interestingly, Abraham didn’t try to live Haran until God called him. Possibly, after his father’s death, Abraham had decided to remain in Haran. Abraham might have decided to sustain his father’s legacy. He might have thought it was proper for him to follow his father’s footsteps. Abraham didn’t try to go beyond his father’s limits. But when God met him, everything changed. I don’t know what you are going through at the moment. Perhaps, like Abraham, you are trying to be like your father. I want you to know that God’s plan might be different from your father’s plans for you.
Prayer: Lord Jesus, May I not be limited by my father’s achievements. Amen.
REFERENCES/FURTHER STUDY: Genesis 11:27-32
Unless otherwise stated all scripture quotations are from the Holy Bible, New International Version.