Genesis 15:7–8 (ESV) —
7 And he said to him, “I am the Lord who brought you out from Ur of the
Chaldeans to give you this land to possess.” 8 But he said,
“O Lord God, how am I to know that I shall possess it?”
NOTE: God had just
told Abram what he was going to do, and Abram asks the question, "how am I
to know?" In one sense, we might question Abram's faith. When shown the
stars as the number of his offspring, he believes, but when shown the land, he
is not so believing. Abram is a bit of a mystery, showing great faith, peaks of
excellence, and then following it up with weak faith, valleys of despair. He is
just like us. The best part of this verse is that he questions God, and God in
his patience answers his "how" question graciously by performing a
human covenant transaction with some modifications to include God as one of the
party.
PRAYER: Father,
there are days when I do well and live in faith, and then there are those where
I struggle. Thank you so much for your patience with me.
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