GOING?... AT WHOSE COMMAND?

Gen 26:1-3 And there was a famine in the land, beside the first famine that was in the days of Abraham. And Isaac went unto Abimelech king of the Philistines unto Gerar.  And the LORD appeared unto him, and said, Go not down into Egypt; dwell in the land which I shall tell thee of: Sojourn in this land, and I will be with thee, and will bless thee; for unto thee, and unto thy seed, I will give all these countries, and I will perform the oath which I sware unto Abraham thy father;

 Gen 26:12-13  Then Isaac sowed in that land, and received in the same year an hundredfold: and the LORD blessed him.  And the man waxed great, and went forward, and grew until he became very great:

What makes one location better than the other, for a Christian, is not how good the economic situation of one location compared to what is obtainable at the other.

Many look for greener pastures and compare locations to make their choice of which is a greener pasture. The basis of their deductions as to which location is preferable to the other, is based on what they can see or what their senses have perceived.

Some have great ambitions and have gone to great lengths to secure visas or green cards. Telling lies, falsifying documents and submitting to various degrading treatments just to secure this.

For instance, let me ask this: Is living in America better than living in Nigeria?

If you believe the bible then understand that Isaac sowed in a land of famine and prospered. What makes a land of famine better than a land that did not have famine?

Well, the answer to the above lies in what God has told a man.

What makes one land better than the other is that we step into it at the command of our God. Whether he bids us to serve him in a land of famine or in a land of plenty our response and considerations should not be influenced by which we perceive is the better location but obedience to God's command.

America is a better location than Nigeria, if God sent you there but if God sends you to Nigeria and you leave for America, if you succeed in your journey, then you would live wasted life. May God stop us from embarking on Jonah-like journeys. It was God's mercy that made Jonah not to succeed in his journey.

Is God resisting your journey? May we not succeed in having our way apart from God's will.