Genesis Chapter 15
The Word of the Lord came to Abram in a vision, "Do not be afraid, I am your shield and your very great reward”
Of all the commands in the Bible the command most repeated is "Do not be afraid"
Kind of odd really when people accuse the
church of using fear keep people in ignorance and to suppress scientific research.
Abram finally admits that he is a wee bit over the hill and
asks God why he has no children.
God then points out the night sky and tells Abram that his
descendants will outnumber the stars.
Abram believes God and “it was credited to him as
righteousness” – moral if God tells you something incredible, perhaps it is as
well to believe him!
Abram's descendants by blood may outnumber the stars you see in the night sky
(especially if you live in a city and have light pollution). Certainly his spiritual children are pretty numerous.
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