Lech L'Cha (Go Forth, Yourself!)

3) Genesis 12-17

Thomas L. Boehm

Oct 30, 2022

Welcome to the start of a new week. This is the third week in the new Jewish lectionary reading cycle.

The name of this week’s portion is Lech L’Cha, meaning literally, “Go forth, yourself!” This is what God said to Abraham (still Abram at that point) when relationally engaging this middle-eastern man to functionally become a new type of Noah to restore “rest” on the earth.

Abraham responded in faith by trusting God’s leading to go where He would lead. Abraham trusted and walked by faith rather than sight. God did not give Abraham a map to follow. He didn’t give him GPS coordinates on which to rely. God led him relationally and guided him into the promised land. Abraham’s roadmap was not informational. His roadmap was relational.

In these posts, I want to help you engage God and His Word in ways that deepen your soul-rest, accelerate your growth, and encourage you to love and good deeds! Specifically, I am promoting:

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As always, the upcoming Scripture readings for the week are noted below with a link to the Parashah Project where you can access the devotional commentary as a helpful guide.

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