GIVE ME ALL YOUR TOMORROWS
by David Wilkerson
The Lord appeared to Abraham one day and gave him an incredible command: “Get
thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father’s house,
unto a land that I will show thee” (Genesis 12:1).
What an amazing thing. Suddenly, God picked out a man and told him, “I want
you to get up and go, leaving everything behind: your home, your relatives,
even your country. I want to send you someplace, and I will direct you how to
get there along the way.”
How did Abraham respond to this incredible word from the Lord? “By faith
Abraham, when he was called to go out into a place which he should after
receive for an inheritance, obeyed; and he went out, not knowing whither he
went” (Hebrews 11:8).
What was God up to? Why would he search the nations for one man, and then call
him to forsake everything and go on a journey with no map, no preconceived
direction, no known destination? Think about what God was asking of Abraham. He
never showed him how he would feed or support his family. He didn’t tell him
how far to go or when he would arrive. He only told him two things in the
beginning: “Go,” and, “I will show you the way.”
In essence, God told Abraham, “From this day on, I want you to give me all
your tomorrows. You’re to live the rest of your life putting your future into
my hands, one day at a time. I’m asking you to commit your life to a promise
that I am making to you, Abraham. If you will commit to do this, I will bless
you, guide you and lead you to a place you never imagined.”
The place God wanted to lead Abraham is a place he wants to take every member
of Christ’s body. Abraham is what Bible scholars call a “pattern man,”
someone who serves as an example of how to walk before the Lord. Abraham’s
example shows us what is required of all who would seek to please God.
Make no mistake, Abraham was not a young man when God called him to make this
commitment. He probably had plans in place to secure his family’s future, so
he had to be concerned over many considerations as he weighed God’s call. Yet
Abraham “believed in the Lord; and [God] counted it to him for
righteousness” (Genesis 15:6).
The apostle Paul tells us that all who believe and trust in Christ are the
children of Abraham. And, like Abraham, we are counted as righteous because we
heed the same call to entrust all our tomorrows into the Lord’s hands.
by David Wilkerson
The Lord appeared to Abraham one day and gave him an incredible command: “Get
thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father’s house,
unto a land that I will show thee” (Genesis 12:1).
What an amazing thing. Suddenly, God picked out a man and told him, “I want
you to get up and go, leaving everything behind: your home, your relatives,
even your country. I want to send you someplace, and I will direct you how to
get there along the way.”
How did Abraham respond to this incredible word from the Lord? “By faith
Abraham, when he was called to go out into a place which he should after
receive for an inheritance, obeyed; and he went out, not knowing whither he
went” (Hebrews 11:8).
What was God up to? Why would he search the nations for one man, and then call
him to forsake everything and go on a journey with no map, no preconceived
direction, no known destination? Think about what God was asking of Abraham. He
never showed him how he would feed or support his family. He didn’t tell him
how far to go or when he would arrive. He only told him two things in the
beginning: “Go,” and, “I will show you the way.”
In essence, God told Abraham, “From this day on, I want you to give me all
your tomorrows. You’re to live the rest of your life putting your future into
my hands, one day at a time. I’m asking you to commit your life to a promise
that I am making to you, Abraham. If you will commit to do this, I will bless
you, guide you and lead you to a place you never imagined.”
The place God wanted to lead Abraham is a place he wants to take every member
of Christ’s body. Abraham is what Bible scholars call a “pattern man,”
someone who serves as an example of how to walk before the Lord. Abraham’s
example shows us what is required of all who would seek to please God.
Make no mistake, Abraham was not a young man when God called him to make this
commitment. He probably had plans in place to secure his family’s future, so
he had to be concerned over many considerations as he weighed God’s call. Yet
Abraham “believed in the Lord; and [God] counted it to him for
righteousness” (Genesis 15:6).
The apostle Paul tells us that all who believe and trust in Christ are the
children of Abraham. And, like Abraham, we are counted as righteous because we
heed the same call to entrust all our tomorrows into the Lord’s hands.
