He just got up from his place, packed his bags, and left “as the LORD had spoken to him.” And in this regard, Abram is a quintessential example of what it means to walk with God. Because it was the LORD who spoke, and because he trusted God’s promise to do him good, Abram simply obeyed. So we must all ask ourselves, “What about me? Am I simply obeying the LORD? Or are there clear commandments of God that I have left undone? If the latter is true, what is the source of difficulty? Is it that I have
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