Do Not Be Afraid, Abram (Genesis 15:1, 6)
“Do not be afraid, Abram. I AM your shield, your exceedingly great reward.” And he [Abram] believed in the LORD, and He accounted it to him for righteousness.
Abram and Melchizedek, King of Salem (Genesis 14:17-24)
After rescuing Lot and his family, Abram made the 200-mile journey home. As he traveled, the kings of Salem and Sodom met him in the Valley of Shaveh where the city of Jerusalem. His response to each king is indicative of his integrity as a man of faith.
So He Brought Back All the Goods (Genesis 14:13-16)
When Lot and his family were taken captive, Abram quickly assembled a veritable fighting force from the servants born in his household numbering 318 men strong. Not willing to use his 80 plus years as an excuse to sit on the sidelines, he took charge of the operation and followed the offending armies in hot pursuit.
Is Not the Whole Land Before You? (Genesis 13:5-9)
So Abram said to Lot, “Please let there be no strife between you and me, and between my herdsmen and your herdsmen; for we are brethren. Is not the whole land before you?
FOUNDATION: The Key to Pleasing God
In all your ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct your paths.
Lord God, How Shall I Know (Genesis 15:7-21)
When the sun went down and it was dark, behold, there appeared a smoking oven and a burning torch that passed between those pieces. On the same day the LORD made a covenant with Abram . . .
Lord God, What Will You Give Me? (Genesis 15:1-21)
While God had promised Abram an abundant progeny, he and Sarah were still childless following his encounter with Melchizedek. Abram offered a solution. According to the custom of the day, he proposed making a servant born in his household the heir of his estate.
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