GENESIS 15
After these things the word of the Lord came to Abram in a vision: “Fear not, Abram, I am your shield; your reward shall be very great.” 2 But Abram said, “O Lord God, what will you give me, for I continueto be childless, and the heir of my house is Eliezer of Damascus?” 3 And Abram said, “Behold, you have given me no offspring, and a member of my household will be my heir.” 4 And behold, the word of the Lord came to him: “This man shall not be your heir; your very own son shall be your heir.” 5 And he brought him outside and said, “Look toward heaven, and number the stars, if you are able to number them.” Then he said to him, “So shall your offspring be.” 6 And he believed the Lord, and he counted it to him as righteousness. – Genesis 15:1-6
GENESIS 15 THE LORD’S PROMISE & ASSURANCE TO ABRAM
A poem inspired by these verses by ILMA
After the meeting with the Kings and winning the battle
Abram was concerned that those defeated enemy will hit back
After all these worries, God’s word came to Abram in a vision
The Lord appeased him and told him He was his shield and protection.
The Lord reminded him of his promise of countless offspring to him
But he wondered how that would happen since he has no child
The Lord God gave him his word and led him outside to look up
He showed him his descendants will be as countless as the stars.
It was probably valid for Abram to be worried after winning the battle over the four kings. He’ll never know if they plot a revenge after he overcame them. Since he was very rich, he was also concerned that his riches would end up with his servant Eliezer of Damascus since he had no child. But the Lord showed him how much offspring he would have and Abram believed and the Lord counted it as righteousness to him. What a great faith he had! To trust the Lord when he can’t understand its possibility is remarkable.
REFLECTION
- How can we have such faith as Abram had?
- Is it possible to grow our faith? How do we do this?
