Feb 17 - Genesis 12

Today we’re reading Genesis chapter 12.

1. In this chapter we start reading the account of the life of Abram. A few months ago Verve did a series on the life of Abraham. You can go back to the sermon archives and listen to “A Life Worth Watching.” He starts off named Abram and then God changes his name later to Abraham.
2. We see that Abram was a man of great faith in God. God told Abram to leave all he ever knew and God would give him children and a land of his own. Remember yesterday we learned his wife was sterile? Without knowing any details Abram obeyed, took his family and started walking.
3. We also see in this chapter that Abram falters in his trust that God would protect him at times. When he went to Egypt Abram wouldn’t even admit he had a wife. God protected Sarai from being disgraced and in the end provided a way for Abram and his family to leave Egypt again.

Even people of great faith in the Bible have times of doubt. Living in a relationship with God can be difficult because we can’t see him or audibly hear his voice; it requires faith in his promptings and in what the Bible says. Do you sometimes have difficulty trusting God? We all do but we have to learn to trust him one day at a time. Ask God to help you more quickly trust him.