Jehovah-shammah

Jehovah-shammah means the Lord is there (see Ezekiel 48:35).

At 75 years old, Abram received a call from the Lord to leave his country, his people and all that he had known in Haran(Genesis 12:1-5).

There will be times and seasons where the Lord will call us to get up and move. It takes trust in the Almighty as in Abram's life because the Lord said, "...go to the land I will show you" (verse 1). Most of us would ask the Lord, even demand for more details, confirmations or some tangible evidence that this was indeed God's desire. Abram simply got up and left. Faith was apparent when Abram rose to his feet, gathered his family and possessions, and left Haran. He never questioned or raised an argument. And the Lord didn't provide a road map or a plan to what Abram should do once he arrived in the land of Canaan.

It's not clear how the Lord spoke to Abram in verse 1. It could be in a vision, by an angel or an audible voice or an impression. What we do know is that once Abram arrived the Lord appeared and reaffirmed the covenant (verse 7). Abram's response was to build an altar to the God who appeared to him.

Jehovah-shammah -the God who is there- in Canaan waiting for Abram's arrival.

When the Lord opens a door it may appear from the surface to be rough, difficult and almost impassable but on the other side is Jehovah-shammah. He's there waiting for you to enter into the promises He's long to fulfill. So we have to get up by faith and move from here to over there.