Focal Passage: Genesis 15:1-6; 16:1-6
I am impatient, and, as a result, I am a work in progress. I do not like to watch commercials on TV. I do not like to wait in line at restaurants. I do not like to sit in traffic.
Waiting is an interruption into what I think my schedule ought to be. So, “waiting on the Lord” humbles me. I grow so impatient, just “waiting.” I think I am not alone.
Part of my love of Scripture, especially the Old Testament, is the portrayal of our spiritual heroes with no coverup. Abram, soon to be Abraham, was portrayed as a man of great faith, first, answering God’s call to go to a new land with an unknown future, and second, demonstrating his humility with Lot in allowing Lot to choose the prime choice of land. [Read more…]