Post by Woody Williams on Dec 13, 2007 8:21:13 GMT -5
Text for the Day -- Genesis 15:1-6
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After these things the word of the LORD came to Abram in a vision,
‘Do not be afraid, Abram, I am your shield; your reward shall be very
great.’ But Abram said, ‘O Lord GOD, what will you give me, for I
continue childless, and the heir of my house is Eliezer of Damascus?’
And Abram said, ‘You have given me no offspring, and so a slave born
in my house is to be my heir.’ But the word of the LORD came to him,
‘This man shall not be your heir; no one but your very own issue
shall be your heir.’ He brought him outside and said, ‘Look towards
heaven and count the stars, if you are able to count them.’ Then he
said to him, ‘So shall your descendants be.’ And he believed the
LORD; and the LORD reckoned it to him as righteousness.
Devotional
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God's covenant with Abram included the promise of a child who would
carry on his line and eventually produce a great nation through the
ages. As Abram ages he begins to doubt God's promise. God reinforces
his promise to Abram in these verses. Abram believed God and God
looked on him as righteous in his believing and trusting.
Prayer
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Help me, O God, in my believing so that I may walk in humble faith.
Amen
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After these things the word of the LORD came to Abram in a vision,
‘Do not be afraid, Abram, I am your shield; your reward shall be very
great.’ But Abram said, ‘O Lord GOD, what will you give me, for I
continue childless, and the heir of my house is Eliezer of Damascus?’
And Abram said, ‘You have given me no offspring, and so a slave born
in my house is to be my heir.’ But the word of the LORD came to him,
‘This man shall not be your heir; no one but your very own issue
shall be your heir.’ He brought him outside and said, ‘Look towards
heaven and count the stars, if you are able to count them.’ Then he
said to him, ‘So shall your descendants be.’ And he believed the
LORD; and the LORD reckoned it to him as righteousness.
Devotional
----------
God's covenant with Abram included the promise of a child who would
carry on his line and eventually produce a great nation through the
ages. As Abram ages he begins to doubt God's promise. God reinforces
his promise to Abram in these verses. Abram believed God and God
looked on him as righteous in his believing and trusting.
Prayer
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Help me, O God, in my believing so that I may walk in humble faith.
Amen