Abraham’s Road and the Way We Walk
Can you imagine walking from Atlanta to St. Louis… then on to Tulsa, Amarillo, and back again?
That’s the kind of journey Abraham took—on foot.
Ur to Harran: ~600 miles
Harran to Canaan: ~400 miles
Canaan to Egypt: ~325 miles
Egypt back to Canaan: ~325 miles
That’s over 1,600 miles—without GPS, highway signs, or travel insurance.
We read Genesis 12 in seconds, but Abraham lived it step by step, day after day, in a world of unknowns. And still—he walked.
The Journey Was Long—But Faith Was Longer
When God called Abram in Genesis 12:1–3, the instructions were simple—but radical:
“Go from your country and your kindred and your father's house to the land that I will show you…”
No map. No timeline. No guarantees—except God Himself.
Abram didn’t demand details. He trusted the voice of the One who called him.
“So Abram went, as the LORD had told him…” (Genesis 12:4)
And he didn’t go alone.
He brought Sarai. Lot. Servants. Livestock.
A caravan of people who would witness firsthand what it looked like to walk by faith.
This wasn’t just a private spiritual decision.
It was a public act of obedience, rooted in deep trust.
Abram didn’t hoard the promise—he led others into it.
Faith Isn’t About Knowing Every Step—It’s About Knowing Who Calls You
The promise God gave Abram wasn’t instant comfort—it was covenant:
“I will make of you a great nation… I will bless you… in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed.” (Genesis 12:2–3)
He was promised a land, descendants, and global blessing—
and yet for much of his life, all he owned in Canaan was a burial cave (Genesis 23:20).
He wandered. He waited. He even wavered at times.
But ultimately, he believed God—
“…and it was counted to him as righteousness.” (Genesis 15:6)
“By faith Abraham obeyed… and he went out, not knowing where he was going.” (Hebrews 11:8)
That’s biblical faith: not blind, but rooted in the character and command of the living God.
He Walked by Faith—So Should We
Abraham’s journey wasn’t just geographic—it was theological.
Every mile was a physical testimony to a spiritual reality:
God is faithful. He keeps His word. He leads His people.
His life reminds us that:
Faith doesn’t mean comfort—it means confidence in God.
Obedience doesn’t require full understanding—it requires full surrender.
God’s promises often unfold slowly—but they never fail.
What Does That Mean for Us?
We may not be walking from Ur to Canaan—but we’re all on a journey.
Through wilderness. Through waiting. Through uncertainty.
You don’t have to know every detail of what’s next.
You just need to know the One who calls you to go.
So whatever your next step is:
A new job. A move. A hard conversation.
Or simply staying faithful in the mundane—Take it by faith.
Let Abraham’s steps echo in yours.
“He went out, not knowing where he was going.”
And God went with him the whole way.
Jesus Walked Too
Abraham’s journey wasn’t just about leaving a place—it was about following a promise. And that promise pointed forward to Someone far greater.
“In you all the families of the earth shall be blessed.” (Genesis 12:3)
“The promises were spoken to Abraham and to his seed... who is Christ.” (Galatians 3:16)
Jesus walked too.
Not from Ur to Canaan—but from the throne of heaven to the cross of Calvary.
He stepped into our broken world, took on flesh, walked the dusty roads of Judea, and faced rejection, betrayal, suffering, and death.
Why? To fulfill the very promise made to Abraham—to bless the nations through him.
Christ is the ultimate offspring of Abraham.
The fulfillment of every mile walked in faith, every altar built in trust, every tear cried in waiting.
Jesus didn’t just walk toward a promised land—
He walked to secure our place in it.
Through His perfect obedience, sacrificial death, and victorious resurrection, Jesus became the guarantee of a better country—
“…a heavenly one.” (Hebrews 11:16)
So now, like Abraham, we walk by faith. But we don’t walk alone.
We follow a Savior who walked the road before us—and who now walks with us.
Application for Today
How many of us are still living in Harran—settled halfway between where we started and where God is calling us to go?
What familiar comforts are we clinging to that God is asking us to leave behind?
Where is He calling you to trust, even when the destination isn’t fully clear?
Faith sometimes looks like packing up your tent, before you know exactly where you’re going. What would it look like to say yes to God today?
Written in faith and with love,
D.H. Mote