Abram Obeys God

Now the LORD had said unto Abram, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father’s house, unto a land that I will shew thee: And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing: And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed. So Abram departed, as the LORD had spoken unto him; and Lot went with him: and Abram was seventy and five years old when he departed out of Haran. Genesis 12:1-4

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Abram recognizes God’s voice and chooses to obey Him. God promises to make of Abram’s descendents a mighty nation and all who bless Abram will be blessed and all who abuse him in any way will be cursed. God also promises that through Abram’s lineage all of the families of the earth will be blessed so we know that Messiah will come through Abraham. So a descendent of Adam, through Noah, through Shem, through Abram will be the Christ. With all of this in mind Abram obeys God by faith.

Prayer for Today: God, thank You again that You would choose to work through weak human beings like Abram. I trust that if You will work through him then You can work through us as well. Thank You for not giving up on us. Use us in any way You can, for we choose to cooperate with You.