Genesis 15:1-6 - After this, the word of the LORD came
to Abram in a vision: "Do not be
afraid, Abram. I am your
shield, your very great reward." But Abram said, "O Sovereign LORD, what
can you give me since I remain childless and the one who
will inherit my estate is Eliezer of Damascus?" And
Abram said, "You have given me no children; so a servant in
my household will be my heir." Then the word of
the LORD came to him: "This man will not be your heir, but a son coming
from your own body will be your heir." He took
him outside and said, "Look up at the heavens and count the stars--if indeed you can count them." Then he said to him, "So
shall your offspring be." Abram believed the LORD, and
he credited it to him as righteousness.
God is so
amazing..he wants to give us all great blessings…he wants to do great and mighty
things for me..just as he did them for Abram. Rich beyond his dreams….God
promises to bless him even more..so Abram just flat out tells him…he has everything
he ever wanted…but a son…a child to carry on his name. A child to leave all
that God had blessed him with. So just like that… God spoke to Abram a promise ….the only thing
Abram felt that he needed to complete his life. He didn’t just speak it…he took
him by the hand and took him outside.
God gave Abram a visual picture that he would never forget…and as they
gazed at the night sky together…God told him to count the stars..if he could.
Those stars were not even as many as the descendents Abram would bring into the
world. God would create from his seed a mighty nation….a blessed nation…covered
by God’s great love…forever.
And Abram modeled for us what to
do when God makes us a promise…he believed.
Abram asked no questions…did not demand to know how…or when ...he just
believed. What great faith he must have
had to accept what seems so ridiculous to me.
To think that he and his wife would have enough children to match the number
of stars he saw….it must have been one of those defining moments in his life…a
moment so cool…so unbelievable…that all you can do is be silent. Abram’s heart
must have overflowed with joy and love for his God at such a marvelous promise.
What Abram did not do is doubt…God
told him not to fear…so he didn’t. God
told him he would have a son…and he knew in his heart it was true….so as I
write…I am reminded just how much I have to grow to have this kind of
faith..the kind that believes not only that the storm I am in at the present
will not hurt me…because God said he would defend me…but that when I am led
completely through it…a blessing so great my imagination cannot conceive it is
waiting for me. His strong belief in the literal words of the father..gave his
heart so much joy that he could have waited till he was 999…if God so
decided. The promise alone gave him
great strength…because he believed in the literal words that God spoke.
Father…how dare I ever doubt that
you are master of my life and that you have only good in mind for me. Thank you for every blessing you have given
me and help me to wait for you to take my hand and show me what you have planned
for my life left here on Earth. Give me
a faith like Abram…that accepts your blessing and love….and believes…no matter
how credulous or crazy it seems at the time.
Give me a strength to know that you are welding a great plan to prosper
me. I need your love and patience to help me to weather the last aftershocks of
the last two years of my life. Help me
wait …just a little longer..and to know in my heart that you have this…and that
a great blessing is waiting for me ..when you have trained me to use it
properly. Amen
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