August 31, 2020

Day 11: The Ultimate Game-Changer

Day 11: The Ultimate Game-Changer

Scripture Focus:
"And the Holy One said to Avram: Lech Lecha [Get yourself out] from your country, from your birthplace, and from your father's house, to the land that I will show you."
—Genesis 12:1-4



A Call to Step into Transformation

Avram was nobody’s choice for the "Most Likely to Change the World" award in his time.

He likely wouldn’t have even voted for himself.

  • He wasn’t wealthy, charismatic, or talented.
  • He didn’t have political influence, a degree, or an army.
  • He wasn’t an inventor, a king, or an eloquent speaker.
  • He was just old—and his wife was barren.

On his best days, he was just another man living an ordinary life.

Until one day…

The Creator of Heaven and Earth stepped into his world—and absolutely everything changed.

When the King Comes to the Field

  • The Holy One’s visitation awakened Avram and Sarai from a dull, ordinary life.
  • Their shades of gray gave way to heavenly color.
  • The world has never been the same since.

The moment the King stepped into the field of Charan,
an old, forgotten shepherd and his barren wife were transformed.

  • He became the father of all who would walk in Covenant with the King.
  • She became the matriarch of the generations.

Every time the King steps off His throne and walks among us,
some ordinary life undergoes an extreme transformation.

  • Ashes are exchanged for beauty.
  • Spirits of heaviness are traded for garments of praise.
  • Filthy rags are replaced with royal robes.
  • Shackles of slavery are exchanged for signet rings.

The King is in the Field again right now.

The Ultimate Game-Changer is about to touch and transform a life.

It might as well be yours.

Like Avram and Sarai, your life only needs a few moments in His presence.

His visitation is the game-changer.


Prayer for the Journey

Great King,
Here am I—
If You will have me, take me.

Change my world.
And use me as You see fit to do it.


Awestruck Heart Challenge #11

Grasp the significance of this upcoming season of Divine Visitation
the season we call the High Holy Days.

This year can be a game-changer—for your life and for the world.

His eyes search the earth even now,
and His voice calls out:

"Whom shall I send, and who will go for Us?"


Awestruck Heart Exercise #11

  1. Read: 1 Samuel 16:1-13

  2. Reflect:

    • When the Holy One visited Avram (Genesis 12:1-4)
    • When He visited David (1 Samuel 16)
    • What qualifications did these two men have to change history?
  3. Read & Meditate:

    • 2 Samuel 16:1-4
    • Matthew 4:17-22
    • Acts 9:1-16
  4. Tell the King:

    I HAVE NOTHING TO GIVE YOU, MY KING…

    EXCEPT MY AWESTRUCK HEART,
    AN INSIGNIFICANT HELPING OF TALENT,
    A FEW PIECES OF CURRENCY,
    AND THE BREATH OF LIFE YOU ENTRUSTED TO ME.

    BUT IF YOU CAN USE ME OR ANY OF THESE THINGS,
    I OFFER THEM TO YOU—AND YOU ALONE—FROM THIS DAY FORWARD.

    MAY THIS DAY BE A GAME-CHANGER—
    THE BEGINNING OF A GREAT TRANSFORMATION,
    IN ME, AND IN THE WORLD.


Final Reflection

The King is in the Field.

He is looking for someone to send.

He is calling for those who will walk with Him.

Will you answer?