Grace Chapel - Botshabelo

During his message on Sunday, 7 June 2026, Pastor Peter Motale reflected on the call of Abram in Genesis 12, where the Lord said:

"Get out of your country, from your family and from your father's house, to a land that I will show you." (Genesis 12:1)

Abram did not know where God was leading him. He did not have all the answers or a detailed plan. Yet he chose to obey. That step of obedience marked the beginning of a journey of faith that would impact generations.

The Scriptures reveal that Abram came from a family background associated with the worship of other gods (Joshua 24:2). Yet God, in His mercy and grace, called him out. God was not limited by Abram's past, his upbringing, or the environment from which he came. What mattered was Abram's response of faith.

This remains true today. God still calls people out of darkness into His marvelous light. He calls us to leave behind customs, traditions, and practices that stand in opposition to His Word. The call of God requires surrender, obedience, and a willingness to trust Him, even when we cannot yet see the destination.

The God who called Abram is faithful. Throughout history and throughout countless testimonies, He has proven Himself to be true to His promises. What He speaks, He brings to pass. No past is too broken, no person too far gone, and no circumstance too difficult for His redeeming power.

God is calling people today, just as He called Abram. He calls us out of darkness into His marvellous light, inviting us to leave behind everything that competes with our devotion to Him and to walk by faith in obedience to His Word.

As the Church of Jesus Christ, we stand upon this unshakable promise of our Lord:

"I will build My church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it." (Matthew 16:18)

The purposes of God cannot be stopped. The kingdom of darkness cannot overcome what Christ Himself is building. Therefore, let us walk in obedience, stand firm in faith, and continue advancing the Kingdom of God with confidence and hope.

Pastor Motale reminded us how Jesus first met Peter in Luke 5. A carpenter tells a professional fisherman to go deeper, “Kwetseng”, into waters Peter already knew well. This wasn’t a new place. Peter had already been there, worked all night, and caught nothing.

So this was not about trying harder. It was about trusting Jesus beyond your own experience.

Peter obeyed, even when it didn’t make sense. And that’s where the miracle happened.

It teaches us that sometimes the breakthrough is not in doing more, but in listening to the right voice.

After the crucifixion, when hope was shaken, Peter went back to fishing. In John 21, Jesus meets him again in that same space of failure and routine. Once again, He tells him where to cast the net and once again, the miracle happens.

The message is clear: you can do everything you know and still come up empty without Jesus. But when He speaks, even the same place that gave you nothing can produce overflow.

The same waters. The same Peter. The difference was Jesus.
Trust Him beyond your understanding. Stay in your calling. Don’t go back.