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Read: Genesis 12:1-4
Listen: Genesis 12

The Lord had said to Abram, “Go from your country, your people and your father’s household to the land I will show you.” Genesis 12:1

God appears to Abram (who will later be called Abraham) with an extraordinary request and promise. Without any prior relationship, God asks Abraham to leave everything familiar behind and journey to an unknown land. The request comes with a promise of blessing—divine favor and provision that would extend to all nations. Abraham’s response is remarkable in its simplicity: he trusts God and goes. Matthew points to Jesus as the fulfillment of this ancient promise of blessing (Matthew 1:1). Through Jesus, the Son of Abraham, God’s promise to bless all peoples finds its ultimate expression.

The path to blessing still begins with trust today. Just as Abraham took God at his word and acted, we’re invited to trust God’s promises fulfilled in Jesus. Divine blessing—God’s favor and provision—isn’t about material prosperity but about experiencing the fullness of life through a relationship with God. This comes through trusting Jesus’s death on the cross as payment for our sins and following his way. When we trust God like Abraham, we can experience his blessing in this life and the next.

TODAY: How is God asking you to trust him? Maybe he’s inviting you to trust Jesus for salvation for the first time, or perhaps he’s calling you to trust him in a specific area of life. Share with a trusted friend where you sense God inviting you to trust him more fully and pray together for faith to take the next step.

JESUS IN THE OLD TESTAMENT:

Read Jonah 2. Highlight anything that points to Jesus. Consider how Jesus references the “sign of Jonah” (Matthew 12:39-40).