The Faith and
Obedience of Abram
In Gen 12:1-5, we see God calling Abram out of the
idolatrous land of Haran and to enter the land which God Himself will show and
give. His call does not come without direction or purpose. Though the exact
when and where is not revealed to Abram, yet God promises to him in verses 2
and 3 that God will bless him
- into a great nation,
- his name will be great and be a blessing,
- and all peoples will be blessed through him.
Heb 11:1 tells that faith is being confident in what we hope
for and assured about what we do not see. As I was watching X-Men: United,
Night Crawler himself a devout Christian said, “I pity the humans, because they
believe only in what they see.”
Heb 11: 8,9 says that by faith, Abram obeyed God’s call even
though he did not know where he was going. He made his home in a foreign land
as a stranger. He lived in tents. Why could he do all this?
The answer lies in verse 10. Because Abram was looking forward to a
city with foundations, whose architect and builder is God.
That reminds us today that though we can’t see God, but by
faith, we obey His words in our lives even though it may costs us a price, like
Abram having to leave Haran. But obedience is leaving something for a better
thing found in God. We can look forward to a heavenly city and being praised as
a good and faithful slave.
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