OPPORTUNITY
Gen 13:14-18
1. Moments of opportunity must be taken hold of carefully.
Things aren’t always as they appear. Abram gave Lot the choice to choose the portion of land he wanted – he chose what looked to be the most prosperous, the most flourishing, the greenest. But little did Lot realise the land which looked like Eden was occupied by evil and eventually destroyed.
Two men were faced with opportunity – for one he made a bad choice that bought about many complexities in his life. Today we are the beneficiaries of the other man’s choice.
2. You haven’t seen everything God is doing.
V14 Lift up your eyes now, look from where you are.
It’s so easy to become narrow focused – it limits your horizon and you quickly find yourself walking around with blinkers on, like a horse that can only see in one direction.
But beyond your blinkered vision God is working supernaturally, orchestrating things that, if only, you would take the road less travelled, you would see His working and His wonders begin to form in your life bringing you to a place of success.
Lift up your eyes, look from where you are. God has something in store for you.
3. Be prepared to move.
In order for you to receive it, you have to move from the place where you are, just Abram did. You need to move from fear, move from pride, move from the opinion of man and move to the place God has prepared for you. You might not be able to see everything, but it’s time to make a step in the direction.
© Mark Sceriha
Good words!