Genesis 15:5-8 "And he brought him forth abroad, and said, Look now toward heaven, and tell the stars, if thou be able to number them: and he said unto him, So shall thy seed be. (6) And he believed in the LORD; and he counted it to him for righteousness. (7) And he said unto him, I am the LORD that brought thee out of Ur of the Chaldees, to give thee this land to inherit it. (8) And he said, Lord GOD, whereby shall I know that I shall inherit it?"
We often think of the saints of the Bible as being superhuman. There is not
another person that has ever lived on the earth (other than Jesus Christ) that
has had more of an impact on the faith of others than this man Abram (Abraham).
Yet he was not perfect as we have already seen and we will see in future
chapters. He made mistakes in judgment in making decisions that were not the
best for him nor for the human race; yet, we read in verse 6, "...
he believed in the LORD; and he counted it to him for
righteousness." This morning I am made to realize there are times in each
of our lives that we have questions. If we dwell on them, we might be persuaded
to veer off the path which God has promised us.
God promised a land to Abram AND heirs of Abraham to that land. He made the
promise to Abram and He is true to all His promises. Abram began to question
and we will see eventually that those questions led to mistakes in judgment.
Yet through it all, we read "he believed in the LORD; and he counted it
to him for righteousness." We are beginning a new year and what a
privilege it is to be able to see the light of this first day of 2024.
May we begin this year with the anticipation that God is faithful and
true. We will all make mistakes in the coming year, but let us keep true
to our faith in the wisdom, power, and ability of our Lord. Let us hold
to the truth of the words of our Lord when He said, "My grace is
sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly
therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may
rest upon me." (2 Corinthians 12:9)