God's Promsises

Scripture:
Genesis 15:1-6 (NASB)

After these things the word of the Lord came to Abram in a vision, saying,

“Do not fear, Abram,
I am a shield to you;
Your reward shall be very great.”

Abram said, “O Lord God, what will You give me, since I am childless, and the heir of my house is Eliezer of Damascus?” And Abram said, “Since You have given no offspring to me, one born in my house is my heir.” Then behold, the word of the Lord came to him, saying, “This man will not be your heir; but one who will come forth from your own body, he shall be your heir.” And He took him outside and said, “Now look toward the heavens, and count the stars, if you are able to count them.” And He said to him, “So shall your descendants be.” Then he believed in the Lord; and He reckoned it to him as righteousness.

Devotional:

Abraham is a great example for hope.  Despite all his mistakes and failures he still received God’s blessings.  Even when he tried to take matters into his own hands God was still with him.  He still received God’s blessings and God kept His promises to him.

Where have you fallen short?  Does it seem that God has forgotten you?  Remember Abraham, God promised him a son born of himself and Sarah.  When Isaac was born Abraham was one hundred years old.  Not exactly the age I want to be when having a baby.  The point is that God kept His promise.  It wasn’t in Abraham’s or Sarah’s time frame, but in God’s.  

It may not seem like it at times But God is faithful and He keeps His promises.  We just have to have faith.  Even though it doesn’t seem like it God’s plan is being played out in our lives.  Things only get messed up when we try to take matters into our own hands.  The good thing is that even if we do screw it up God is still faithful.  He will still bless us.  He will always keep His promises.  If you are ever in doubt just look in Genesis at Abraham’s life.  You will see God’s work.  You will see Abraham’s great faith, and his failures.  You will see God’s faithfulness and fulfillment of His promises.