The Call of Abram (Discussion on Faith) Introduction
GENESIS 12:1-7; 15:1-7
We live in a world where people made promises but do not fulfil them. Unlike God who is a promise keeper; He makes promises based on what He can do. The story of Abraham is one of the familiar Bible stories. Abraham’s story is peculiar due to the fact that it teaches us faith in God. Abram answered God’s call by faith. God told him to leave his father’s house to a faraway country where He would show him. The call reveals his total submission because he left his country, people and household (v.1). Severally, God spoke directly to him with the promise to make his family great in the land He promised to give to him. Even though the promises were delayed, Abram still had faith in God. He believed everything God said to him would come to pass.
Abram’s encounter with God was premised on a covenant. God made a covenant with him, which was sealed by circumcision. Through faith, Abram’s obedience to God’s instruction made Paul assert in Galatians 3:6-9 that anyone who has faith in God is a true descendant of Abraham. Abram’s call unfolded God’s long-time plan for humankind. Two thousand years later, Jesus Christ, Abraham’s descendant came to fulfil the promise God made to him.
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