Did Abram obey?
“So Abram departed as the Lord had spoken to him, and Lot went with him. And Abram was seventy-five years old when he departed from Haran.” (Genesis 12:4)
To what degree do you gauge Abram’s faith?
Preparing the Bride for GOD’s Story.
How do we prepare as the Bride of Christ? One aspect is to learn GOD’S STORY. He created us in His image…. Piece by piece, and peace by peace, we learn to walk as He has walked. And we learn His perspective.
How did GOD gauge Abram’s faith?
It seems to me that Abram was not entirely obedient to GOD, having brought his nephew with him from Haran, even though had GOD told him to leave his family behind in Genesis 12:1,
“Now the Lord had said to Abram: “Get out of your country,
From your family
And from your father’s house”.
But GOD held unto His promises to Abram.
In the long story of Abram — then Abraham’s — life, GOD entrusts a nation to him. And eventually, though the life, death and resurrection of Jesus, all who accept Him are part of GOD’s family, adopted as Abraham, Isaac and Jacob’s descendants.
Truly GOD honoured His promise that Abraham would be the father of many nations.
And we see Holy Spirit through the Paul in Romans endorsing the faith of Abraham (formerly Abram), accounting his faith for righteousness (Romans 4:22).
We don’t have to be perfect
Life is a journey and a learning curve.
We need to be saved to be a part of Jesus’ family… a part of the descendants of Abraham. But as we commit to GOD and as we “work out our own salvation with fear and trembling,” (Philippians 2:12) we draw nearer to GOD and He draws nearer to us (James 4:8).
Faith, obedience, journey
Therefore, although without faith we have nothing, yet as we grow in faith and obedience, as we walk this journey with Jesus, we can trust that GOD is merciful in our failings and encourages us in our triumphs.
There is no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus…
“There is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus, who do not walk according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit.” (Romans 8:1)
GOD is gracious. He was gracious to Abraham and He is gracious to us. That’s part of GOD’s Story. His grace is sufficient. Hallelujah! Faith is the key, and that faith comes from GOD almighty to all those who ask.