One Kind of Fool
Long ago, Abraham lived in Ur, a land known today as Ancient Mesopotamia. When God began to speak to Abraham about leaving his hometown, people thought of him as a fool. Hebrews 11:8 speaks of his step of faith saying, "By faith Abraham, when called to go to a place he would later receive as his inheritance, obeyed, and went, even though he did not know where he was going" (Hebrews 11:8).
Oswald Chambers, a man who died an early death in Egypt, once wrote, "I am not many kinds of fools in one; I am only one kind of fool; the kind of fool that believes and obeys God." That is the kind of man Abraham was.
Men and women today who live and walk by faith, like Abraham of old, will always be considered to be out of step with their peers, a kind of fanatic who takes the truth of God's Word literally. Such have always been in a minority. The writer of Proverbs put it like this, "Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not unto your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will direct your path" (Proverbs 3:5,6).
Those who have heard the call of God on their lives should not expect contemporaries to understand what they are doing; the voice of God is a still, quiet one, often drowned out by ambition and greed and the desire to be in control. The life of faith has always been contrary to the logic of the world, yet obedience to the plan and purpose of God does not require that you have a full knowledge of the game plan; it only demands that you have confidence in Him who does know the plan.
Every person's life makes a statement. Mine does, and yours does, just as Abraham's did long ago. And Abraham's life statement is this: "God will meet the person who responds to His promises in faith, trusting Him to do what He alone can do." Some live for gold, some for fame, some for power and influence, but Abraham lived for God. Thinking over the statement of your life, how would you define the message?
-From Heroes by Harold J. Sala
Oswald Chambers, a man who died an early death in Egypt, once wrote, "I am not many kinds of fools in one; I am only one kind of fool; the kind of fool that believes and obeys God." That is the kind of man Abraham was.
Men and women today who live and walk by faith, like Abraham of old, will always be considered to be out of step with their peers, a kind of fanatic who takes the truth of God's Word literally. Such have always been in a minority. The writer of Proverbs put it like this, "Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not unto your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will direct your path" (Proverbs 3:5,6).
Those who have heard the call of God on their lives should not expect contemporaries to understand what they are doing; the voice of God is a still, quiet one, often drowned out by ambition and greed and the desire to be in control. The life of faith has always been contrary to the logic of the world, yet obedience to the plan and purpose of God does not require that you have a full knowledge of the game plan; it only demands that you have confidence in Him who does know the plan.
Every person's life makes a statement. Mine does, and yours does, just as Abraham's did long ago. And Abraham's life statement is this: "God will meet the person who responds to His promises in faith, trusting Him to do what He alone can do." Some live for gold, some for fame, some for power and influence, but Abraham lived for God. Thinking over the statement of your life, how would you define the message?
-From Heroes by Harold J. Sala
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