The Promised Land (Genesis 15:18-21)
The fact that Abram’s descendants would live outside the land for 400 years is immaterial. God defines the land as an eternal possession.
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.
SATURDAY FOCUS: How Excellent Is Your Name!
When I consider Your heavens, the work of Your fingers, the moon and the stars, which You have ordained, what is man that You are mindful of him, and the son of man that You visit him?
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?
What Can the Righteous Do?
Today, as we remember the brave men and women who paid the ultimate price to protect freedom, it is only fitting we intensify our resolve to defend the Judeo-Christian foundations upon which liberty and freedom rest.
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