In the end, Abram received no benefits from disobedience. At first glance, what happened to Abram wasn’t so bad. After all, God seems to have forgiven him, and he gained a lot of wealth from the incident. Genesis 12: 16 Then Pharaoh gave Abram many gifts because of her (Sarai)—sheep, goats, cattle, male and female donkeys, …
Fear versus faith is a struggle every believer faces along their faith journey. Fear, not the Lord’s guidance, led Abram and Sarai to travel to Egypt due to a famine. It was fear that led Abram to fabricate the story his beautiful wife was his sister, so he would escape harm. Genesis 12:15 When the palace …
Abram experienced a journey from fear to faithfulness. This is the Lord’s desire for us when fear tempts us to compromise. When famine struck Canaan, Abram suddenly forgot how the Lord had guided him from the land of Ur and provided for him. Like Abram, we sometimes struggle with a short memory of what God …
Fear leads to falsehoods in the life of Abram and can also happen in our lives when we are afraid, and our faith falters. As famine gripped Canaan, Abram does not seek out the Lord to determine what to do but takes matters into his own hands. One of the most important parts of faith …
From trusting to scheming is the story of Abram in this week’s text. Genesis 12:10 At that time, a severe famine struck the land of Canaan, forcing Abram to go down to Egypt, where he lived as a foreigner.[1] Throughout our faith journey, the Lord tests us to reveal what is in our hearts to help …
As Abram leaves the promised land to go to Egypt during a famine, we want to tell him: don’t run from the test. God had just made several fantastic promises to Abram. Genesis 12: 2 I will make you into a great nation. I will bless you and make you famous, and you will be a …
Tents and altars play a significant role in the story of Abram’s call. When Abram left Haran to go to the land of Canaan, he lived the life of a nomad in a tent. Genesis 12: When they arrived in Canaan, 6 Abram traveled through the land as far as Shechem. There he set up camp …
Living out our faith is often a journey with family, as we see in the story of Abram. Genesis 12:5 Abram took his wife, Sarai, his nephew Lot, and all his wealth—his livestock and all the people he had taken into his household at Haran—and headed for the land of Canaan. [1] As we read this …
Putting our faith into action is not easy and requires God’s strength. The enemy likes to attack to keep us from fulfilling God’s plan. Perhaps you have experienced this. Be prepared for it to happen again. When the Lord called Abram, He gave him instructions necessary to fulfill his calling, which may have seemed overwhelming. …
Abraham left a legacy of blessing. Merriam-Webster defines legacy as “something transmitted by or received from an ancestor or predecessor or from the past.” [1] In our culture, we hear of people who want to leave a legacy so that others will think well of them. The Tower of Babel is the Bible story that …