Genesis 12:7 The Lord Appeared to Abram and said, "To your offspring I will give this land." So, he built an altar to the Lord, who had appeared to him.
God had promised Abram that if he would leave the comfortable and secure surroundings of home and family he would show Abram where to live. Then God would provide for him and bless him. For all this to take place Abram had a responsibility... he must trust God and leave his homeland. This took faith in God, a belief that God would follow through and do as he said. Besides going to the land of Canaan, Abram did not know where he was going and did not know where this special place God had in mind was. He just knew God said go.
As he was travelling through the land of Canaan, he stopped at a large tree, the Great Tree of Moreh, near Shechem. While resting there God appeared to him and told him that this was the spot, the land which he and his offspring would receive. Abram had arrived. He had trusted God, and God was faithful. With gratitude in his heart, Abram built an altar to the Lord.
K and A, God is trustworthy. You can count on him to carry out his promises. Whatever he says will he will do. Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge him and he will make your paths straight (Prov 3:5 & 6) In Hebrews 13:5 he says Never will I leave you. Never will I forsake you. Daughters, you too have a responsibility. It is to trust him and acknowledge him. Do this knowing you can count on him!
~Dad
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