1. In the Direction of Faithfulness

2. Genesis 12:1-4
Now the Lord had said to Abram:" Get out of your country,From your familyAnd from your father's house,To a land that I will show you.2 I will make you a great nation;I will bless youAnd make your name great;And you shall be a blessing.

3. Genesis 12:1-4
3 I will bless those who bless you,And I will curse him who curses you;And in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed."4 So Abram departed as the Lord had spoken to him, and Lot went with him. And Abram was seventy- five years old when he departed from Haran.

4. The direction of faithfulness…
begins with obedience.
So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.
Romans 10:17

5. The direction of faithfulness…
begins with obedience.
And having been perfected, He became the author of eternal salvation to all who obey Him,
Hebrews 5:9

6. The direction of faithfulness…
begins with obedience.
Therefore lay aside all filthiness and overflow of wickedness, and receive with meekness the implanted word, which is able to save your souls.
James 1:21

7. The direction of faithfulness…
is maintained in obedience.
20 But he who received the seed on stony places, this is he who hears the word and immediately receives it with joy; 21 yet he has no root in himself, but endures only for a while. For when tribulation or persecution arises because of the word, immediately he stumbles.
Matthew 13:20-21

8. The direction of faithfulness…
is maintained in obedience.
Do not fear any of those things which you are about to suffer. Indeed, the devil is about to throw some of you into prison, that you may be tested, and you will have tribulation ten days. Be faithful until death, and I will give you the crown of life. – Revelation 2:10

9. The direction of faithfulness…
is maintained in obedience.
But he who looks into the perfect law of liberty and continues in it, and is not a forgetful hearer but a doer of the work, this one will be blessed in what he does.
James 1:25

10. The direction of faithfulness…
is on the path of trust in God.
4 So Abram departed as the Lord had spoken to him, and Lot went with him. And Abram was seventy-five years old when he departed from Haran.
Genesis 12:4

11. The direction of faithfulness…
is on the path of trust in God.
And those who know Your name will put their trust in You; For You, Lord, have not forsaken those who seek You. Psalm 9:10

12. Abram is an example of true faith.
The decision affected the entire family.
5 Then Abram took Sarai his wife and Lot his brother’s son, and all their possessions that they had gathered, and the people whom they had acquired in Haran, and they departed to go to the land of Canaan. So they came to the land of Canaan. – Genesis 12:5

13. Abram is an example of true faith.
Destination unknown, endless possibilities
Now the Lord had said to Abram: “Get out of your country, From your family And from your father’s house, To a land that I will show you.
Genesis 12:1

14. Are you following in the direction of faithfulness?
The direction of faithfulness leads to the Heavenly home
“Let not your heart be troubled; you believe in God, believe also in Me. 2 In My Father’s house are many mansions; if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you.
John 14:1-2

15. Are you following in the direction of faithfulness?
How do you know which direction you are going?
“If you love Me, keep My commandments.
John 14:15

16. Are you following in the direction of faithfulness?
How do you know which direction you are going?
He who says he abides in Him ought himself also to walk just as He walked.
1 John 2:6

17. Conclusion
If there is a direction in life that leads a man to faithfulness; then their likewise must be a direction in life that leads to unfaithfulness.

18. Conclusion
Happy is the man who finds wisdom, And the man who gains understanding; 14 For her proceeds are better than the profits of silver,
And her gain than fine gold. 15 She is more precious than rubies, And all the things you may desire cannot compare with her.
Proverbs 3:13-15