And he brought him outside and said, "Look toward heaven, and number the stars, if you are able to number them." Then he said to him, "So shall your offspring be." And he believed the LORD, and he counted it to him as righteousness.
We see in the next chapter, Gen. 16:1-2, that Abram stumbled, he wavered in his commitment but God did not invalidate His Covenant. We see that Sarah stumbled and wavered but God did not invalidate His Covenant (Gen 21:1, Heb.11-8-11). The Lord knows He has a flock of stumbling, bumbling and wavering sheep, but He forgives when we repent; He calls us lovingly home, back into His grace.
Lord, thank You that You continue to transform me, one step at a time, but each time drawing me closer to that full restoration in Your image.
Today's readings in the Psalms:
Morning: Psalm 39
Mid-day: 119:65-72
Evening: Psalm 114
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