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Abraham (3)
'Now the Lord ... said to Abram' Genesis 12:1
How many times have you been promised something that never happens? Not good is it? At the very least you feel let down and disappointed. If it happens a lot it can cause us to stop believing in promises, never trust them, and refuse to take them seriously. After all you don't want to be made a fool of do you? No point in believing something that will never happen!
Abraham's life shows us that God's promises are different. When God promises, He delivers. God promised Abe and his wife Sarah some pretty massive promises and some seemed totally ridiculous, like when God promised Sarah she would have a baby when she was 90 years old. (Honestly - go look for yourself in Genesis 17 -18.) When God promises stuff, He means it, satisfaction guaranteed. With God there's no backing out, stepping down or trying to wriggle out of it.
God gave Abe promises that totally baffled him, but filled him with hope for his future. Promises that he could hardly believe, but left him waiting expectantly. Abe trusted in God's promises and He wasn't disappointed. Every one came true. God has made hundreds of promises to you in the Bible - promises you can believe in.
Here are two of them: 'I will never fail you. I will never abandon you' (Heb. 13:5). 'For God loved the world so much that He gave His one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in Him will not perish but have eternal life' (John 3:16).
written by Bob Gass
'Now the Lord ... said to Abram' Genesis 12:1
How many times have you been promised something that never happens? Not good is it? At the very least you feel let down and disappointed. If it happens a lot it can cause us to stop believing in promises, never trust them, and refuse to take them seriously. After all you don't want to be made a fool of do you? No point in believing something that will never happen!
Abraham's life shows us that God's promises are different. When God promises, He delivers. God promised Abe and his wife Sarah some pretty massive promises and some seemed totally ridiculous, like when God promised Sarah she would have a baby when she was 90 years old. (Honestly - go look for yourself in Genesis 17 -18.) When God promises stuff, He means it, satisfaction guaranteed. With God there's no backing out, stepping down or trying to wriggle out of it.
God gave Abe promises that totally baffled him, but filled him with hope for his future. Promises that he could hardly believe, but left him waiting expectantly. Abe trusted in God's promises and He wasn't disappointed. Every one came true. God has made hundreds of promises to you in the Bible - promises you can believe in.
Here are two of them: 'I will never fail you. I will never abandon you' (Heb. 13:5). 'For God loved the world so much that He gave His one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in Him will not perish but have eternal life' (John 3:16).
written by Bob Gass
