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Father Abraham -- Part 4
Genesis 15:5
06/06/2024
5 And he brought him outside and said, ``Look toward
heaven, and number the stars, if you are able to
number them.'' Then he said to him, So shall your
offspring be.'' (ESV)
Abram, who heeded God's call to leave the area around the
Euphrates River to live in the land of Canaan, believed God's
promises. He had heard that God would bless the world through
his descendants. Yet, Abram and Sarai, his wife, remained
childless.
God repeated this promise.
And he brought him outside and said, ``Look toward
heaven, and number the stars, if you are able to number
them.'' Then he said to him, ``So shall your offspring
be.''
Even now, when Abram was well into his eighties, God
encouraged him with the promise of future blessings. For Abram,
all the wealth he had accumulated, all the power he had, were
meaningless without a child which would inherit his wealth, a
child who would also inherit the promise made to Abram, ``through
you the world will be blessed.''
The fulfillment of the promise would require a miracle.
This miracle of giving a child to the elderly couple would again
be mirrored when a virgin conceived and bore a Son. Even if we
do not see how God will fulfill His promises, we can be assured
that He will do as He says.
May our Lord grant us the wisdom to trust only in Him, to
rely on His love and mercy as found in Jesus Christ. Amen.