He came bursting through the door barely able to get his words out. All she could decipher at first was, “We’re leaving!” 

Running from room to room, he scanned each one quickly determining what would be taken and what would be left behind.  She could barely keep up to him and had an even harder time comprehending what he was telling her.  She had never seen such joy and excitement on her husband’s face.  I imagine Abraham must have finally turned to her and said something like this:

“Sarah, I met God today – the living God.  He promised great blessings, unbelievable blessings.  But Sarah, the most incredible blessing is that from us would come a great nation.  Do you know what that means?  It means God is promising that we will have a son.” 

 A son!

This was the one thing Sarah longed for.  In her culture, a woman’s worth was based on her ability to bear a son, an heir for her husband, and Sarah had lived long with the stigma of barrenness.  No matter what joys of life she experienced, they were always dampened by her desire for a child..  I think Sarah must have started pulling clothes out of drawers, emptying every closet.  Most likely she called the realtor and scheduled a yard sale.  Oh, how she wanted a child!  Yet in the midst of the excitement,  she must have paused and asked Abraham this question,

 “I’m willing to leave, but where are we going?  What’s the plan?” 

 Abraham’s response? 

 “God wants us to go to the land that He will show us.”

“So what did He show you, Abraham?”

“He didn’t show me.  He just said He would show me.”

“We’re leaving, and we don’t know exactly where we’re going?”

Imagine your reaction to that plan. Of course, God knew where He was leading Abraham and Sarah.  He knew the plan; He wasn’t making it up as they went along.  God could have easily said to Abraham, “Leave your homeland and go to the land of Canaan.”  But God didn’t give them the details up front.  So why didn’t He put a detailed plan in their hand?

From the very beginning of their relationship with God, He was teaching Abraham and Sarah to engage in their relationship with Him by drawing upon Him for guidance and to allow Him to direct each step of their lives. 

What was true for Abraham and Sarah, continues to be true today.  God has a plan for each one us.  And like Abraham and Sarah, we need to continually, day by day, draw upon God for guidance.  He will direct our steps as we trust Him with our present as He leads us to our future.