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Abraham initially had limited faith when God called
him to Canaan and he lied on two occasions because he did not
believe that God had the power to protect him. Abraham's faith began
to wane when Sarah was approaching 90 and still had no child. So
when Sarah came up with a plan of her own for Abraham to father a
son with Hagar, he readily agreed because he had no faith anymore.
When God said that Ishmael was not the son of promise and that he
would have another son, Abraham was so full of unbelief that he fell
to the ground laughing at God. In order to rekindle Abraham's faith, Jesus visited
him on the plains of Mamre and they spent several hours talking face
to face. The intended effect was that Abraham now had a personal
relationship with the Lord. He convinced Sarah to make love on a
regular basis so that God's promise could be fulfilled and in time
she gave birth to Isaac. Abraham was 75 years old when he reached
the land of Canaan, but it took another 25 years before he was able
to reach the level of faith to believe that nothing is impossible
for God! |
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