Genesis 13-18

Passage

Continuing this week with Abram, we see that after his time in Egypt he still followed God. God promises to make him a great nation, and Abram believed. We all remember the verse in Genesis 15:6 “And he believed the Lord, and he counted it to him as righteousness.” (ESV) Abram’s story includes a few points where we may question, “Did he really believe?” We see Abram questioning and trying his own ideas, while waiting on God to deliver on His promise.

Abram wanted confirmation on the promise, so God made a covenant with him. Abram then tried his own method to deliver God’s promise, and paid the consequence as the conflict between Hagar and Sarai arose. God reassures Abram, and Abram still questioned God’s ability. Ultimately God delivered on His promise to give Abram a son, Isaac.

Digging into God’s character we can see that He keeps His promises; communicates with His people; never experiences a crisis; when He speaks, nothing is impossible; and God is always faithful, even when our faith falters. How do we identify ourselves? Is it by our beliefs, or do we identify by God’s character.