One of life’s most distressing expe- riences is being separated from the things and the people we love. It is often difficult to leave a house that holds many pleasant memories, and it is always hard to say goodbye to loved ones when we must leave them.

So it wasn’t easy for Abraham to separate himself from his country and his friends and relatives as God had commanded him to. Yet without obedience to God’s command, there would have been no blessing for him or his descendants.

God called Abraham to this life because He had chosen him to be the channel through which He would work His plan of redemption. The human race had rebelled and become idolatrous, and Abraham needed to worship the one true God.

It is still the duty of all believers to sever connections with anything that hinders our spiritual progress and effectiveness. We must forsake all sin, all self-will and every worldly pleasure that draws our heart away from God.

If we do this when we are tested and tried, the spiritual fibre of our lives will stand the test. We’ll be strengthened in the process, so that we in turn might be a blessing to those around us.

Attachment to Christ is the secret of detachment from the world.

Author

Herbert Vander Lugt

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