Dear Readers in Christ, "Draw near to GOD, and He will draw near to you" (James 4:8).

Monday 2 December 2013

Dec 02 - LET ‘TERAH’ DIE

“Terah took Abram … and they went forth with them from Ur of the Chaldees, to go unto the land of Canaan; and they came unto Haran and dwelt there … and Terah died in Haran“ (Gen. 11:31,32).

Although God spoke to Abraham and told him to leave everything and go to Canaan, Abraham could not go to Canaan till Terah died. ‘Terah’ means ‘delay’. Terah made Abraham stay in Haran, that is, halfway through to Canaan. If ‘Terah’ lives in your life, you will have only a half-hearted devotion to Christ. This is very true in many of God’s people even today. ‘Terah’, the spirit of procrastination or the spirit of delay, ruins many lives. They end up in Haran and not in Canaan. Canaan denotes the fullness of blessings of the gospel. If ‘Terah’ is alive in your life, you may stop short of heavenly Canaan.

Many a saint has been destroyed by the spirit of delay. Angels of God had warned Lot in the evening that he should leave Sodom quickly with all his family, as fire was going to destroy that city; but ‘he lingered’ we read, till the next morning. We all know about the consequent disaster that struck his family. Indeed, our King’s business requireth haste.

Today, let your ‘Terah’ die – so you can march on to the land of Canaan.

– Taken from Morning Manna – Thoughts for Daily Devotion

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