The Story of Abram
* When God called Abram, He promised that he would become a great nation, that He would make his name great, and that he would be a blessing to all the families of the earth.
* In Egypt Pharaoh takes Sarai for himself but God intervenes and afflicts Pharaoh’s house and keeps him from touching Sarai
* Lot his nephew is kidnapped, and Abram must go to war to save him. Afterwards he receives a blessing from Melchizedek who is King of Salem and a Priest of God.
* Abram has the promise re-affirmed to him time and time again, but Abram believes and continues to worship God and wait on him.
Three Lessons Abram Journey teaches us about Faith
1. Faith Requires us to Respond to God’s Call
a. Understanding
b. Clarity
2. Faith Requires Patience and Endurance.
Abram’s promise requires patience, and endurance. And it’s the same with us. We want the Lord to do a great work in our lives; we want him to fulfill his promises but we’re impatient.
3. Faith requires placing our Trust in God.
Abram had been waiting for years, he had endured a difficult walk, and he still had no clarity or understanding of when God intended to fulfill the promise. Yet when God simply reaffirmed it and promised him once again, Abram believed.
