voice of healing faith

God called Abram’s father, Terah from Ur of the Chaldees to the land of Canaan, but they only came as far as Haran and dwelt there. After the death of Terah, God called Abram to leave Haran and to go to Canaan. Abram left as God instructed, except he took some of his family with him. The first promise God gave Abram was, “I will make of you a great nation, and I will bless you, and make your name great, and you will be a blessing.”

The promise of Abram and Sarai’s seed, or offspring, was the first promise from the mouth of God. Yet Abram was about 75 years old and Sarai was about 65 when they received the promise. She had been barren and was now past age, as was Abram. Yet the Word of God and the promise of God had been given.

In Genesis 15, when Abram asked God, “where is my promise seeing I go childless?” God responded for Abram to look at the stars. He told Abram to number the stars, if he was able, and to say, “So shall my seed be,” numberless shall Abram’s descendants be.

When Abram was about 99 years old, God spoke to him again and changed his name. No longer shall your name be Abram, meaning highly exalted father, but you shall be called Abraham, meaning father of many nations, “for the father of many nations have I made you.”

God had made Abraham the father of many nations, long before Abraham saw it. When God gave him the promise, he bacame the father of manyh nations. When Abraham began to call himself what God had already made him, it was only a matter of months before Isaac was born.

Can you imagine what you would be if you called yourself what God has already called and made you. When God says it, it is so. When you mix your faith with God’s promises, you will become what He has already made you. Selah!

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