One of the things that I love about the Bible is that it records the good heroic feats of individuals of faith and it also records the disappointing missteps of their lives as well. Abraham was an individual of great faith and yet he wasn’t perfect in how he lived it out. (Actually, I am encouraged by this revelation, because I am far from perfect in living out my faith.)
Abraham struggled at times. He had lied on a couple of times to escape danger (Genesis 15:10-13; 20:2), he had tried to talk God into another plan (Genesis 15:2), he had struggled with trying to take matters into his own hands and have a child through another woman (Hagar) (Genesis 16:1-3) … which only led to more problems because that child was Ishmael (the ancestor of all of the Arab people of the world), and by the way there have been problems between Israel and the Arab Nations ever since (Genesis 21;18). You see Abraham wasn’t perfect in this journey, but God continued to urge Abraham to persevere in his FAITH!
I am grateful that God blesses, works His Plan through, and uses for His Glory imperfect people that learn to persevere in their faith in a perfect God!
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