Genesis 15:5 He took him outside and said, “Look up at the sky and count the stars—if indeed you can count them.” Then he said to him, “So shall your offspring be.”
I grew up in a church where you did not question God or the Bible. I don’t remember anyone saying that, but I absolutely remember wrestling with questions and doubts and feeling that I could not utter them aloud. I see a similar struggle with Abram–trust, doubt, trust, doubt. That seems an entirely human struggle.
Genesis 15:6 Abram believed the Lord, and he credited it to him as righteousness.
Commentary talks about the difference between believing IN God (that He exists) and believing God (that He keeps His promises). Commentary also reminds us that it will be another 15 years before Abram sees these children that God has promised. I struggle with how to remain faithful when it feels like God’s promises take so long to come to fruition.
Genesis 15:7 He also said to him, “I am the Lord, who brought you out of Ur of the Chaldeans to give you this land to take possession of it.”
Precious Savior, I am human, fleshly, weak. I struggle, question, and doubt. Thank You for giving me grace in my struggles. Help me to always believe Your promises, even if they don’t come in my timeline. Give me both faith and grace like You gave to Abram. Amen.
Genesis 15:8 But Abram said, “Sovereign Lord, how can I know that I will gain possession of it?”
Have a blessed day.