“HUSH, SOMEBODY’S CALLING MY NAME!” (Cont’d)
SECONDLY, GOD SAYS, I WILL MAKE YOU A NATION. God is saying to Abram, I won’t just give you a few children, grandchildren or a son. God is saying, I will enlarge you beyond your comprehension. I will reproduce you in great numbers; I will make you a nation of people! This promise from God was unusual because Abraham and Sarah were both well past their reproductive years. Thereby, the only way they could have a child would be for God to grant them a miracle baby! And yes, God did give them a miracle baby; they named him Isaac (laughter). As you can imagine to Abram’s wife, Sara, this was laughable. However, from this baby came a nation of people. In fact, all of the hundreds of millions of Jews, Arabs and Christians can trace their spiritual ancestral lineage to Abraham. THIRDLY, GOD SAYS, I WILL BLESS YOU. Often we are looking outside of God for our blessings. We want our families to bless us; we want our communities, politics, jobs, schools, fraternities or churches to bless us! But God is reminding us, “He” is the one who is the true source of our blessings. He reminds us: ‘I will bless you through the family, through the community, through the school, through the job, or through the church.’ It seems as if I can hear David saying,…….. “He” will prepare a table for me, even in the presence of my enemies. Page 4
FOURTH, GOD SAYS, I WILL MAKE YOUR NAME GREAT. Too often, we find ourselves competing in the marketplace to become famous or popular. We try to have the right friends, be in the right places or at the right time for the right job. We try to meander through the winding social, political and fraternal circles in this asphalt jungle, called America! We do this because we want to be known. We want to be recognized. However, as Christians we find that the pursuit of selfaggrandizement over and against the selflessness which Jesus requires of us, puts our diverse agendas into conflict. In other words, this spiritual walk causes us to wear an uneasy crown. Thanks to Abram, we are reminded, we don’t have to make ourselves great. All we have to do is humble ourselves, surrender to God, do His Will, then He promises, He will make our names great! During the month of March, Men of FBC, will you let the Holy Spirit guide you? Will you answer God’s call? Let’s in the meantime, re-commit ourselves to Christ, His teaching and to FBC, as we listen quietly for our names. Meanwhile, Hush, hush…..Somebody’s Calling My Name…..Hush, hush.