I.
Genesis 15:1 After these
things the word of the LORD came unto Abram in a vision, saying, Fear not,
Abram: I am thy shield, and thy exceeding great reward. 2 And Abram said, Lord
GOD, what wilt thou give me, seeing I go childless, and the steward of my house
is this Eliezer of Damascus? 3 And Abram said, Behold, to me thou hast given no
seed: and, lo, one born in my house is mine heir. 4 And, behold, the word of
the LORD came unto him, saying, This shall not be thine heir; but he that shall
come forth out of thine own bowels shall be thine heir. 5 And he brought him
forth abroad, and said, Look now toward heaven, and tell the stars, if thou be
able to number them: and he said unto him, So shall thy seed be. 6 And he
believed in the LORD; and he counted it to him for righteousness. 7 And he
said unto him, I am the LORD that brought thee out of Ur of the Chaldees, to
give thee this land to inherit it. 8 And he said, Lord GOD, whereby shall I
know that I shall inherit it? 9 And he said unto him, Take me an heifer of
three years old, and a she goat of three years old, and a ram of three years
old, and a turtledove, and a young pigeon. 10 And he took unto him all these,
and divided them in the midst, and laid each piece one against another: but the
birds divided he not. 11 And when the fowls came down upon the carcases, Abram
drove them away. 12 And when the sun was going down, a deep sleep fell upon
Abram; and, lo, an horror of great darkness fell upon him. 13 And he said unto
Abram, Know of a surety that thy seed shall be a stranger in a land that is not
theirs, and shall serve them; and they shall afflict them four hundred years; 14
And also that nation, whom they shall serve, will I judge: and afterward shall
they come out with great substance. 15 And thou shalt go to thy fathers in
peace; thou shalt be buried in a good old age. KJV
a. Abraham – Man of Faith
i. Verse
6 - . 6 And he believed in the LORD;
and he counted it to him for righteousness
ii. Verse
8 - And he said, Lord GOD, whereby
shall I know that I shall inherit it
1.
In verse 6 Abraham is so full of faith, knowing and
believing that God is going to do all
that He said He would, but jump down to verse 8 and it seems that humanity is
setting in.
a.
How often we go from faith to faith and then
doubt to doubt in just a breath or two.
b. We
must remain focused on God – He is the Author and Finisher, He will keep that
which we have committed to Him!
II.
Genesis 16:1 Now Sarai
Abram's wife bare him no children: and she had an handmaid, an Egyptian, whose
name was Hagar. And Sarai said unto
Abram, Behold now, the LORD hath restrained me from bearing: I pray thee, go in
unto my maid; it may be that I may obtain children by her. And Abram hearkened
to the voice of Sarai. 3 And Sarai Abram's wife took Hagar her maid the Egyptian,
after Abram had dwelt ten years in the land of Canaan, and gave her to her
husband Abram to be his wife. 4 And he went in unto Hagar, and she conceived:
and when she saw that she had conceived, her mistress was despised in her eyes.
KJV
a.
Sometimes it may not be that we are out of faith
– but we are just out of patience.
Abraham, the Father of Faith – was ready to have a kid, and so was his
wife.
b.
How often do we listen to the voices of others
when God has spoken His plan over our lives, and instead of waiting on Him we
take matters into our own hands and try to help God out? Does this EVER end well?
c.
Sometimes the goal is the wait. God is working something in our lives as we wait. He is working on our “faith muscle” to increase
our faith and making sure that once we walk
in the blessing that He alone will gain glory from the situation.
11.06.16 - Northpointe PHC Anchorage, Alaska
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