We have dealt with our doubt and learned from Eve. We have looked at where our lives are out of bounds thanks to our friend, Noah. This week we fast forward from Noah to Abraham. But I don’t want you to miss the significance of the Tower of Babel.
Biblical Scholar Alert- As the people were building the tower to reach the heavens, God confused their language and they were no longer able to communicate with each other. That is where we get the term, “babbling.” See how cool you will be at your next cocktail party when you bring that up!
Anyway, the line goes from Noah through his son Shem and eventually to Abraham. Genesis 12-23 tells Abraham’s story. Let’s focus on Genesis 15. Remember that when God makes a covenant it creates a family. Go ahead and read Genesis 15 now.
God tells Abraham to number the starts. God tells Abe that his descendants will be the same number as the stars he counts. You are probably pretty familiar with this story. Abraham believed God. So what? Look carefully at verse 17, “the sun set”, meaning it was day when God told Abe to number the stars. How does that change your perspective?
It brings us to Abe’s issue, faith. The dictionary tells us that faith is your firm belief in something with no proof. Abraham believed even though he could see no stars. Faith is to have complete trust. Faith believes without question. Let’s remember that Abraham got up and left everything he knew just three chapters before this. (Genesis 12). If you fast forward to Genesis 22, you will see Abraham’s faith being tested as God asks him to sacrifice his son, Isaac. Check back on Friday for a song that captures this moment beautifully. When you think of Abraham, you should see the picture of faith.
In a way, Abraham is the opposite of Eve. Faith v. Doubt. I think we have less faith than we think we do.
Are you more like Eve, filled with doubt or Abraham, filled with faith?
What do you really believe in?
Who/What do you trust yourself completely to? God? Your spouse? Your parent? Yourself?
What scares you about having faith?
Who do you want to imitate Eve or Abe?
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