"Terah
took his son Abram, his grandson Lot (son of Haran), and his son
Abram’s wife, Sarai his daughter-in-law. They left Ur of the Chaldeans
for the land of Canaan, and arriving at Haran, they settled there. Terah lived 205 years, and he died in Haran."
- Genesis 11
It was a simple passage that I have always overlooked. Until one day Christine Caine tweeted this along with the passage:
"It will always be tempting to settle before you get to your destination. Don't stop before you get there."
Wow! I was blown away.
Why did Terah leave Ur, one of the greatest cities in the ancient world that time?
Did he hear the calling too? We don't know.
But we do know that his story began right after the Tower of Babel incident (Ur was in Babylon). The Lord then dispersed the people over the face of all the earth. Terah included.
Another thing we know here.. Haran was not his original destination. Canaan was.
Interestingly if you look at the map here, Haran is very much like the halfway line of the journey to Canaan.
Another interesting fact: Ur could mean 'valley' and Haran could mean 'hill/mountain'...
For some reasons, I am repeatedly reminded of things such as dream and destination this year.
The inward part of me keep questioning myself,
"What is it that you set your eyes on? What is it that consume you with burning passion?"
It is so easy to just live and make a living. It is probably nothing wrong too with just settling down where we are now. As long as where we are now is where we are destined to be.
When you are in the valley, it is much more natural to have the urge to move forward.
But when you are at a peak? And in life, we will encounter many false peaks that seem so great for us to just settle where we are.
That peak could well be this great city I am living in now.
Or a marriage with the woman I love dearly.
And a career or business that does ever so well.
plus involvement in local church ministries.
That sounds like a complete picture to me.
Again... it is fine to settle there as long as that is our destination to begin with.
But is this my destination? or is this a halfway line? a false or temporary peak, if you will?
That is the answer I look for this year.
- Genesis 11
It was a simple passage that I have always overlooked. Until one day Christine Caine tweeted this along with the passage:
"It will always be tempting to settle before you get to your destination. Don't stop before you get there."
Wow! I was blown away.
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| source: bible-history.com |
Did he hear the calling too? We don't know.
But we do know that his story began right after the Tower of Babel incident (Ur was in Babylon). The Lord then dispersed the people over the face of all the earth. Terah included.
Another thing we know here.. Haran was not his original destination. Canaan was.
Interestingly if you look at the map here, Haran is very much like the halfway line of the journey to Canaan.
Another interesting fact: Ur could mean 'valley' and Haran could mean 'hill/mountain'...
For some reasons, I am repeatedly reminded of things such as dream and destination this year.
The inward part of me keep questioning myself,
"What is it that you set your eyes on? What is it that consume you with burning passion?"
It is so easy to just live and make a living. It is probably nothing wrong too with just settling down where we are now. As long as where we are now is where we are destined to be.
When you are in the valley, it is much more natural to have the urge to move forward.
But when you are at a peak? And in life, we will encounter many false peaks that seem so great for us to just settle where we are.
That peak could well be this great city I am living in now.
Or a marriage with the woman I love dearly.
And a career or business that does ever so well.
plus involvement in local church ministries.
That sounds like a complete picture to me.
Again... it is fine to settle there as long as that is our destination to begin with.
But is this my destination? or is this a halfway line? a false or temporary peak, if you will?
That is the answer I look for this year.
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