We have the best story. No novelist could match it. No poet could pen it. No cinematographer could capture it. The brightest human mind couldn’t conceive it. By God’s life-saving grace, I’ve spent 40 years in the Scriptures, 37 of them intensely. Nearly obsessively and still I’m
captivated by the brilliance of it, the cohesiveness of it from 1st to last, the patient unfolding of it, the drama, the mystery, the beauty against the gore. How it would look like all was lost THEN GOD. I’m in Genesis in my daily Bible reading. Today, the pivotal 15th chapter.
“Do not be afraid, Abram. I am your shield. Your very great reward.” Oh yes He is.
He lets Abram freely speak his bafflement over what on earth the Lord is doing with him. Then the text says the Lord “took him outside” (I love that) “and said, ‘Look at the sky & count the stars
He lets Abram freely speak his bafflement over what on earth the Lord is doing with him. Then the text says the Lord “took him outside” (I love that) “and said, ‘Look at the sky & count the stars
if you are able to count them. Your offspring will be that numerous.’” And then here comes the iconic line. The statement coining a concept that will hold fast throughout the entire redemption story. The story of God revealing Himself to humanity & calling mortals to believe
beyond what they can behold with fleshly eyes.
“Abram believed the Lord, and He credited it to him as righteousness.”
Ah yes, the righteous will live by faith.
Believe God. Guard your mind. Read the Word. Those who do not guard their minds in this gullible day will lose them.
“Abram believed the Lord, and He credited it to him as righteousness.”
Ah yes, the righteous will live by faith.
Believe God. Guard your mind. Read the Word. Those who do not guard their minds in this gullible day will lose them.
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