God Said it and IT is SO!

Pastor Paul Shepard-"Lessons From Abraham, Part 1": Faith takes God seriously; Faith takes God at His Word; Faith says God said it AND it is SO!" So what else do we need?? Where do we start for today's post? We start at Hebrews. Hebrews chapter 11 verse 1!! Right?! Do you remember what that says? I love this passage... "Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see." Lets take Abraham; he was one of our Patriarchs; Patriarchs of Faith. In Genesis 12: 1 The LORD had said to Abraham, "Leave your country, your people and your father's household and go to the land I will show you. Really? Leave all that and go to the land I will show you?? Don't you think he was wondering..."And where might that be , Lord?" I know we did--because God told us this very same thing! His word to us was "Go to the land I will show you." Guess what we did... we walked; we put one foot in front of the other and we went.... until we came to the land He was showing us. Hebrews 11:8 tells us this about Abraham..."By faith Abraham, when called to go to a place he would later receive as his inheritance, obeyed and went, even though he did not know where he was going." Let me tell you.. we did NOT know where we were going either! But since we went..and put one foot in front of the other we FOUND where God was leading us. Here in Romans 4:20-22 we see again the strength of Abraham; "He did not waver at the promise of God through unbelief, but was strengthened in faith, giving glory to God, 21 and being fully convinced that what He had promised He was also able to perform. 22 And therefore “it was accounted to him for righteousness.” So, here is our conclusion... Abraham believed God, obeyed God, and went where he was called to a land he did not know. It was here, then, that Abraham saw God Faithful; God provided the land that which became his inheritance. This land, ladies and gentlemen, was Canaan, which later became Israel. Bless His Name!! Our God always shows Himself Faithful! Remember, God said it and it is So--Faith.