“Living by Faith”
Genesis 15
Main Thing to Know:
in God makes me a of God
Abraham believed God . . . and he was called the friend of God.(James 2:23)
1. God
Personal faith:
Not believing God is, but believing God is
2. God
Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct your paths. (Proverbs 3:5-6)
Faith is trusting in advance what will only make sense in reverse.—Philip Yancey
3. God
The Lord is good to those who wait for Him, to the soul who seeks Him. (Lamentations 3:25)
If our waiting begin[s] by . . . being still before God; if it bows and seeks to see God . . . if it yields itself to Him in the assurance that He is working . . . if it maintains the place of humility and stillness . . . it will indeed become the strength and the joy of the soul. —Andrew Murray
Waiting teaches us about
Waiting teaches us about
4. God
By faith Abraham, when he was tested, offered up Isaac . . . his only begotten son . . . concluding that God was able to raise him up, even from the dead (Hebrews 11:17-19)
Observations about Obedience:
Obedience does not require
Obedience cannot be
Obedience precedes blessings