Abraham and the faith connection!
January 6th Scripture Reading: Genesis 12-14
About 2000 years before Christ or about 400 years after the tower of Babel, God spoke to a man in Ur of the Caldeans in the land that is now called Iraq. This man’s name was Abram; he was about 75 years old and married to a lady named Sarai. They were childless and already beyond the years of childbearing.
God gave Abram eight specific promises: (1) I will make you a great nation, (2) I will bless you, (3) I will make your name great, (4) You will be a blessing, (5) I will bless those who bless you, (6) I will curse those who curse you, (7) All peoples of the earth will be blessed through you, (8) To your offspring I will give this land (Canaan) (Genesis 12:2,3,7)
God then asked Abram to leave his home country and travel to a country that He would show Him. Abram obeyed God by faith in His Word. God, who is sovereign, chose Abram and revealed His promises to him. Abram believed God and acted. This is what faith is in its simplest form. Faith looks at what God promised and considers God faithful to bring about their fulfillment!
God calls us to a walk of faith with Him. It is by faith that we connect with Him through His Son Jesus Christ. We are called to trust God to bring His promises to pass in our lives. “Yet he (Abraham) did not waver in unbelief regarding the promise of God, but was strengthened in his faith and gave glory to God, being fully persuaded that God had power to do what He had promised.” (Romans 4:20-21) “If you belong to Christ, then you are Abraham’s seed, and heirs according to the promise.” (Galatians 3:29)
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