A Great Name: Part 4

Genesis 13: 14-18

“14 The Lord said to Abram, after Lot had separated from him, “Raise your eyes now, and look from the place where you are, northward and southward and eastward and westward, 15 for all the land that you see I will give to you and to your offspring forever. 16 I will make your offspring like the dust of the earth, so that if one can count the dust of the earth, your offspring also can be counted. 17 Rise up, walk through the length and the breadth of the land, for I will give it to you.” 18 So Abram moved his tent and came and settled by the oaks of Mamre, which are at Hebron, and there he built an altar to the Lord.”

Through a series of events, God caused Abram to accumulate great material wealth in the form of livestock, silver and gold.  And now, in the scripture above, we read that He gave Abram land; land as far as he could see in any direction.

Under the oaks of Mamre in Hebron, he set up his tent. And there he built an altar where he worshiped God.

Although he was rich in material things and owned vast acres of land…

Abram knew that his most valuable possession was his faith.

May the love of Christ be with you,

Rev. Eric Lanier (Retired)