Genesis 14-15:6
“I didn’t do it, Daddy. Really.”
There are times when I’ve chosen to believe what someone has told me, even though in the back of mind I knew that there was a slight chance that I might be wrong.
Compare that with Abram’s belief.
God had just seen Abram safely through a battle as Abram rescued his nephew Lot and brought him, his people and his possessions home successfully.
God said, “Do not be afraid, Abram. I am your shield, your very great reward.” (Genesis 15:1)
Interestingly, the reward that Abram desperately desired was not protection, but rather a child. So God promised that to Abram as well, and then He promised that through this son would come descendants as numerous as the stars.
We have the advantage of thousands of years of hindsight to know that God kept each of these promises, but Abram believed immediately, even the promise of a child though he and his wife were old enough to be great-great-grandparents.
“Abram believed the Lord, and he credited it to him as righteousness.” (Genesis 15:6)
There are times when I hope that something will happen. However, Abram’s intimacy with God allowed him not only to hope but to know they would come to pass. Why? Because God had spoken, and what he says is true.
Do we read the Bible with that same mindset?
Do we read God’s promises as truth?
And then do we live our lives as if we believe that God’s promises are true? That God’s commands are right?
As you continue to read and study God’s Word, ask yourselves these questions, and determine whether there is anything in your life that would need adjustment if you were to live like every single word from God were true.
Because they are.