The word of God encourages us to wait and rightly so,Abraham had to wait a long time before he received the promised son. Sometimes we have to wait for our prayers to be answered,we are told that those who wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength.Think about prophecies ,and how long it was before they were fulfilled, yet they were fulfilled, in God's time. But it is not all about waiting, God also wants us to move at his bidding,and stop trailing our feet,he wants at all times obedience,and that could be immediate obedience..In Hebrews 11 v 8, we read,'By faith Abraham obeyed when he was called to go out to a place which he was to receive as an inheritance; that he went out , not knowing where he was to go'.One of the ancient writers wrote,'Abraham departed the moment he was bidden'. No holding back ,and Westcott wrote,''While ( so to say ) it was still sounding in his ear''When our Saviour said to Simon and Andrew,'' Come follow Me,they at once left their net,and followed Him. ( Mark 1 v 17 - 18).There was no dithering ,no hanging back, they just obeyed. Things have not changed God still speaks to us,and at times he expects obedience,at once.He still says ,'Come follow me'
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