READ: Genesis 12:1-9
“Now the Lord had said unto Abram, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father’s house, unto a land that I will shew thee:” – Genesis 12:1
Faith gets you up and moving. Abraham was turned into a traveller because of his belief in God. Travelling always involves challenges and risk. It is much easier to stay in one place, within your comfort zone.
Faith is obedience! Obedience is faith! To disobey the instruction to move is a great sign of a lack of faith in you.
When the western nations really believed in God, they travelled everywhere preaching the gospel of Jesus Christ. They travelled everywhere building churches and raising new Christians. There are Missions buildings in many remote parts of the world that testify to this fact. Some of the greatest missionaries came out of America and England. William Carey, the great missionary to India, was full of faith in the Great Commission. He left his homeland and travelled to India. He travelled on a six-month journey by ship to India.
Adoniram Judson, the great American missionary, travelled to Burma because of his great faith in God. Today, many Christians do not believe in the Great Commission.
Today, they rather believe in prosperity. Today, Christians largely believe that God will give them lots of money so they can live a good life.
According to one study, seventy-six per cent (76%) of all Christians know little or nothing about the Great Commission. Since people do not know about the Great Commission, what will make them travel to the ends of the earth? To have faith is to travel for God in obedience to His instructions. Without travelling, there is very little you can do for God.