The call of God captivated Abram, who became the father of the faithful, and he became consumed by one reality. Hebrews 11:10 says, "he was looking forward to the city with foundations, whose architect and builder is God." All of life for Abram was redefined by the magnitude of the call and the promise of God, and his destiny was changed forever.

We Christians say we are people of God. We have placed our faith in Jesus and we are staking our lives on the fact that He is who He says He is. We live on a premise which says, "without faith it is impossible to please God" (Heb. 11:6). We built an altar somewhere in our lives and said that for the rest of our lives we would live for God and God alone, and that we would seek to please Him by the exercising of our faith in Him.

At some point in our lives we trusted in Jesus Christ alone for salvation, and we stepped over into a realm of living where God and His ways became profoundly important to us.

At some point in our lives we "obeyed a noble impulse" and took "one step" of faith (John Henry Jowett, My Daily Meditation: January 1 reading), and that step has led to an incredible and wonderful life of relationship with God.

I've walked with Jesus for a while now, and I'm still growing in what it means to live by faith. When I came to be pastor here at Bresee, I began by praying, "God, what are you going to do here?" Through the days and months and years, now, I’ve discovered that God would most likely not answer that prayer. Rather, step-by-step along the way He would show us WHO HE IS. He would place His hands on us and guide us. And, as John Jowett says, "That is enough, just to feel the pressure of the guiding hand."

THAT IS ENOUGH, ISN’T IT, JUST TO FEEL THE PRESSURE OF THE GUIDING HAND. AMEN!