Abraham's Faith

As my preacher buddy would, say here are some of my Sunday afternoon motel musings:
Abraham's Faith
Abraham's life was a life of faith.
The demand for Abrahams faith is the same demands for everyone's  faith.
Many want a life of faith, but fear and fret and even refuse the demands for this blessed life.
The Scriptures speak in regards to his faith of two outstanding demands:
1. Looking for a city, that hath foundations, whose builder is God without knowing where he was going.
(Can you imagine how his wife must of felt When she got the news of this endeavor?)

2. He's to be a papa when he was past age for being a papa.
Hebrews 11:3 Faith is the substance of things hope for the evidence of things not seen.
The two elements that arises here,
1.Substance of things hope for
2.Evidence of things not seen
Or The evidence of things hope for, is not seen!
Notice some things that stand out:
1. There were Promises:
I have a place for you That hath foundations!
I will bless you with a son in your old age Not just a son but a son whose seed will be as the stars of the Heavens and the sands by the sea.
2. There was the Promiser:
Promises are only as good as the one who promises.
He leaned more on the Promiser than he did the promises..
Faith in God is not believing God can do anything, but that he is God whether he does or doesn't !
God has no fear, and he expects you to have no fear when your hand is in his.
3. Problems: Any demand for faith will be met with problems; circumstances To side track us.
Family problems,
If it wasn't Lot it was,
Sara and Hagar
Phisical Problems - His own body
Work place problem, his herdmen against Lots herdmen
4. Possibilities:
A life of Faith is Possible.

RevDN