From Genesis 17: It Doesn’t Matter

“…the LORD appeared to him, saying, ‘I am the LORD God Almighty. Live in my presence and be blameless” (v. 1).

It doesn’t matter if you are old or young, whether you’re 9 or 39 or 99.

It doesn’t matter if you’re just coming off your biggest mistake.

It doesn’t matter if, day by day, you’ve struggled with questions about God’s purposes and God’s path for you.

Holy God keeps breaking in with a consistent invitation…and a persistent calling.

“Live in my presence and be blameless.”

We, like Abram, have had big questions—and we, too, have tried to answer them in our own strength. God didn’t abandon him for his missteps, and He hasn’t abandoned you, either. But the calling doesn’t change: trust who He says He is, stay close in prayer and in worship, and follow His way.

It doesn’t matter how many times you’ve messed up. He keeps showing up—and He keeps calling you to genuine devotion and repentance and purity.

How will you respond?

— Tyler