Discipleship...Seperation From The World

1: 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:

As Christians, we must separate ourselves from the worldly attachments. It may not be a physical move unless God directs it, but it will probably mean new friends and surroundings.

2: And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing:

3: And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed.

4: So Abram departed, as the LORD had spoken unto him; and Lot went with him: and Abram was seventy and five years old when he departed out of Haran.

Abraham went without argument or trying to re-interpret what God had said. It matters not at what age you come to Christ the main thing is that you do so.

5: And Abram took Sarai his wife, and Lot his brother's son, and all their substance that they had gathered, and the souls that they had gotten in Haran; and they went forth to go into the land of Canaan; and into the land of Canaan they came.

6: And Abram passed through the land unto the place of Sichem, unto the plain of Moreh. And the Canaanite was then in the land.

Abraham is called out to be a separated race unto God. Just as Christians are "called out" to be a chosen people and a Royal Priesthood to God, 1 Peter 2:9. Just as Abraham was instructed to leave all, Jesus instructed the same for us, Matthew 10: 37. God must be first above all; even family and we must follow Him in faith knowing He will take care of us.