Terah, Abram, Sarai and Lot set out for Canaan. "Canaan" comes from a root that means "to bend the knee, to bring low, to humble." Sounds like worship, doesn't it?
They made a pitstop on the way, settling at Haran. "Haran" means "parched." It's root means "to melt, burn, dry up." Lesson: Where you settle, you will dry up!
Later, Canaan would be described as "a land flowing with milk and honey." The spies would bring back evidence of great fruitfulness. Abram already knew God wanted him to go to Canaan (Ac. 7:2-3), yet they settled in Haran. Literally, they "dwelt." That means they sat there and got comfortable, all the while postponing fruitfulness and worship. In their sedentary state, they weren't fulfilled but parched.
The call is obvious: Don't settle prematurely! Who or what has caused you to "settle"? That's what stands between you and promise, you and fulfillment, you and worship.
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