Genesis 12:1-4: Abraham Was a Man of Faith, Obedience, & Courage

 

Genesis 12:1-4: Abraham Was a Man of Faith, Obedience, & Courage

Abraham was a man of great faith in the Lord.  I tend to also think of him as an example of great patience as he waited many years for his sons to be born as promised. 

I also think of him as a man of great obedience as he was willing to sacrifice Isaac as God commanded, not knowing God would spare Isaac's life.    

But going backwards to Genesis chapter 12 before his sons were born, I see Abraham also as a man of great courage mixed in with his faith and obedience.  When God tells Abraham to leave his country to a yet-to-be-named land and then tells the seventy-five-year-old he will be blessed as a great nation, Abraham, then called Abram, leaves his family and goes without question.  

Wherever and whenever God tells me to "go," I pray I always have the faith and courage to obey.  

(Genesis 12:1-4) Now the Lord had said unto Abram, "Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father's house, unto a land that I will shew thee: And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing: And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed."

So Abram departed, as the Lord had spoken unto him; and Lot went with him: and Abram was seventy and five years old when he departed out of Haran.