Did You Know About Abraham's Faith?
I am currently writing a novel based on the life of Abraham. As I have researched his life I have found it to be a great study in how a man of faith grows spiritually.
In my novel The Rise of Shem I introduced Abram (Abraham) to the reader. The Bible doesn't tell us how Abram became a believer so I used my imagination. But we do know he became a believer and God called him to leave his family and follow Him.
We see immediately that Abram had to learn obedience. Like most believers he had to separate himself from family, friends, and the world so he could grow. His life is a study in the struggles that believers daily endure.
In the new novel not yet published, Abram becomes Abraham and we see his faith growing. His life is not a life of continuous victory, but a life of defeats and victories. He makes choices, sometimes wrong ones. From them he learns that first seeking God's guidance before making choices is always best and that partial obedience is disobedience!
Ultimately Abraham became known as a great man of faith. Not because he was superhuman, but because he chose to follow and obey God.
His life, therefore, is encouraging to the rest of us as we face our own walk with Christ. We have a tendency of almost worshiping the men and women of the Bible when their lives should actually be an encouragement. They were made of the same stuff we are, facing the basic problems we face, and struggling with the same inner fears.
One lesson that we can all learn from Abraham is obedience. The more we obey Him, the more we grow and achieve. The more we trust Him, the more we will obey Him. So the old song Trust and Obey is still right on the mark.
In my novel The Rise of Shem I introduced Abram (Abraham) to the reader. The Bible doesn't tell us how Abram became a believer so I used my imagination. But we do know he became a believer and God called him to leave his family and follow Him.
We see immediately that Abram had to learn obedience. Like most believers he had to separate himself from family, friends, and the world so he could grow. His life is a study in the struggles that believers daily endure.
In the new novel not yet published, Abram becomes Abraham and we see his faith growing. His life is not a life of continuous victory, but a life of defeats and victories. He makes choices, sometimes wrong ones. From them he learns that first seeking God's guidance before making choices is always best and that partial obedience is disobedience!
Ultimately Abraham became known as a great man of faith. Not because he was superhuman, but because he chose to follow and obey God.
His life, therefore, is encouraging to the rest of us as we face our own walk with Christ. We have a tendency of almost worshiping the men and women of the Bible when their lives should actually be an encouragement. They were made of the same stuff we are, facing the basic problems we face, and struggling with the same inner fears.
One lesson that we can all learn from Abraham is obedience. The more we obey Him, the more we grow and achieve. The more we trust Him, the more we will obey Him. So the old song Trust and Obey is still right on the mark.
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