Genesis 17:1-2 (NIV) - 1  When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the LORD appeared to him and said, "I am God Almighty; walk before me and be blameless.2  I will confirm my covenant between me and you and will greatly increase your numbers."Abram was ninety-nine years old.He still had no son with Sarai.He was possibly wondering if God would still fulfill the covenant.God confirmed his covenant with...  Read More

Genesis 16:1-2 (NIV) - 1  Now Sarai, Abram's wife, had borne him no children. But she had an Egyptian maidservant named Hagar; 2  so she said to Abram, "The LORD has kept me from having children. Go, sleep with my maidservant; perhaps I can build a family through her." Abram agreed to what Sarai said.Abram and Sarai had a crisis of faith.They still did not have children according to God’s promise....  Read More

Genesis 15:6 (NIV) - Abram believed the LORD, and he credited it to him as righteousness.Abram was made righteous with God only because he believed God’s promise.This is still true today.We are made righteous in God’s sight only through our faith in Christ.If you have received Christ as your Savior, my prayer is that you are growing in your faith and sharing him with others.If you have not receive...  Read More

Genesis 14:14 (NIV) - When Abram heard that his relative had been taken captive, he called out the 318 trained men born in his household and went in pursuit as far as Dan.There was a battle in the valley Siddim. Sodom and Gomorrah were defeated.Lot and his possessions were carried off by the conquering kings because he was living in Sodom.When Abram learned of Lot’s predicament, he took 318 traine...  Read More

Genesis 13:10-11 (NIV) - 10  Lot looked up and saw that the whole plain of the Jordan was well watered, like the garden of the LORD, like the land of Egypt, toward Zoar. (This was before the LORD destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah.) 11  So Lot chose for himself the whole plain of the Jordan and set out toward the east. The two men parted company:Quarreling began between Lot’s herdsmen and Abram’s herdsm...  Read More

Genesis 13:8-9 (NIV) - 8  So Abram said to Lot, "Let's not have any quarreling between you and me, or between your herdsmen and mine, for we are brothers.9  Is not the whole land before you? Let's part company. If you go to the left, I'll go to the right; if you go to the right, I'll go to the left."Abram acted with grace to end the quarreling with Lot and his herdsmen.He suggested they part compa...  Read More

Genesis 12:11-13 (NIV) - 11  As he was about to enter Egypt, he said to his wife Sarai, "I know what a beautiful woman you are. 12  When the Egyptians see you, they will say, 'This is his wife.' Then they will kill me but will let you live. 13  Say you are my sister, so that I will be treated well for your sake and my life will be spared because of you."Sarai was Abram’s wife. She was also his hal...  Read More

This week we have been discussing living by faith in God.Before we live by faith we need to be saved by faith.Scripture teaches that we go to heaven not by doing religious things, but only by placing our faith in Christ as Savior.  If you have received Christ as your Savior, my prayer is that you are growing in your faith and sharing him with others.If you have not received Christ as your Savior, ...  Read More

Matthew 1:1 (NIV) - A record of the genealogy of Jesus Christ the son of David, the son of Abraham.God honored Abraham’s faith.Abraham was a blessing to all people through Christ’s birth.God will honor your faith in him.I don’t know exactly what this will look like in your life.How God honors an individual believer’s faith is his decision.I believe God will honor your faith on this side of heaven....  Read More

Begin Where You AreGenesis 12:4 (NIV) - So Abram left, as the LORD had told him…Abraham obeyed God’s call.He left his home to follow God.Maybe you sense God’s call, but you do not know exactly what to do.Begin where you are with what you know.Read God’s Word right where are.Serve God right where you are.Develop a deeper prayer life right where you are.Share Christ with others right where you are.L...  Read More

Unknown DestinationsHebrews 11:8 (NIV) - By faith Abraham, when called to go to a place he would later receive as his inheritance, obeyed and went, even though he did not know where he was going.Most of us want to know our destinations.This applies to our travels, our lives, and our discipleship.But, like Abraham, sometimes God calls us to follow him without knowing our destination.One commentator...  Read More

Living by FaithGenesis 12:1 (NIV) - The LORD had said to Abram, "Leave your country, your people and your father's household and go to the land I will show you.God told Abraham to take everything he had, leave his country, and go to a different land.God also promised Abraham that he would become a great nation and that he would become a blessing to all people.Abraham was a man of faith. He believe...  Read More