Be Obedient (Genesis 12-24) Quotes

“One of the enemies of the life of faith is pride. When you win a victory, you may feel overconfident and start telling yourself that you can defeat any enemy at any time. You start depending on your past experience and your growing knowledge of the Word, instead of depending wholly on the Lord.”
― Warren W. Wiersbe, Be Obedient [Genesis 12-25]: Learning the Secret of Living by Faith

“The faith that saves is the faith that proves itself in good works (Eph. 2:8–10; Titus 2:14; 3:8, 14). Abraham was saved by faith (Heb. 11:8; Gen. 15:6; Rom. 4:1–5), but his faith was made evident by his obedience (James 2:21–24).”
― Warren W. Wiersbe, Be Obedient [Genesis 12-25]: Learning the Secret of Living by Faith

“(James 2:14–26), and action without faith is sin (Rom. 14:23). God has wedded faith and obedience like the two sides of a coin; they go together.”
― Warren W. Wiersbe, Be Obedient [Genesis 12-25]: Learning the Secret of Living by Faith

“Faith is not believing in spite of evidence; it is obeying in spite of consequence.”
― Warren W. Wiersbe, Be Obedient [Genesis 12-25]: Learning the Secret of Living by Faith

“There is always an “afterward” to the tests of life (Heb. 12:11; 1 Peter 5:10), because God never wastes suffering.”
― Warren W. Wiersbe, Be Obedient [Genesis 12-25]: Learning the Secret of Living by Faith

“We are not saved by making promises to God; we are saved by believing God’s promises to us. It was God who graciously gave His covenant to Abraham, and he responded with faith and obedience (Heb. 11:8–10). How you respond to God’s promises determines what God will do in your life.”
― Warren W. Wiersbe, Be Obedient [Genesis 12-25]: Learning the Secret of Living by Faith

“We are not saved by making promises to God but by believing the promises of God.”
― Warren W. Wiersbe, Be Obedient [Genesis 12-25]: Learning the Secret of Living by Faith

“Your life is only as big as your faith, and your faith is only as big as your God. If you spend all your time looking at yourself, you will get discouraged, but if you look to God by faith, you will be encouraged.”
― Warren W. Wiersbe, Be Obedient [Genesis 12-25]: Learning the Secret of Living by Faith

“The faith that conquers fear is faith in the Word, not faith in feelings.”
― Warren W. Wiersbe, Be Obedient [Genesis 12-25]: Learning the Secret of Living by Faith

“The Bible records a great deal of history, but as Dr. A. T. Pierson said, “History is His story.” What is written helps us better understand how God worked out His great plan of salvation in this world. In the Bible, historical facts are often windows for spiritual truth.”
― Warren W. Wiersbe, Be Obedient [Genesis 12-25]: Learning the Secret of Living by Faith

“When you are in the place of God’s choosing, you don’t ever need to be afraid, for faith and fear cannot dwell in the same heart (Isa. 12:2; Mark 4:40).”
― Warren W. Wiersbe, Be Obedient [Genesis 12-25]: Learning the Secret of Living by Faith

“God has purposes to fulfill in you and through you, and He will do all that is necessary to make you succeed (Ps. 138:8; Phil. 1:6).”
― Warren W. Wiersbe, Be Obedient [Genesis 12-25]: Learning the Secret of Living by Faith

“When circumstances become difficult and you are in the furnace of testing, remain where God has put you until He tells you to move. Faith moves in the direction of peace and hope, but unbelief moves in the direction of restlessness and fear. “He that believeth shall not make haste” (Isa. 28:16). In times of testing, the important question is not “How can I get out of this?” but “What can I get out of this?” (James 1:1–12). God is at work to build your faith. God alone is in control of circumstances. You are safer in a famine in His will than in a palace out of His will. It has well been said, “The will of God will never lead you where the grace of God cannot keep you.” Abraham failed the test of circumstances and turned from the will of God.”
― Warren W. Wiersbe, Be Obedient [Genesis 12-25]: Learning the Secret of Living by Faith

“We are not saved by making promises to God; we are saved by believing God’s promises to us.”
― Warren W. Wiersbe, Be Obedient [Genesis 12-25]: Learning the Secret of Living by Faith

“Not every difficult experience in life is necessarily a personal test from God. (Of course, any experience could become a test or a temptation, depending on how we deal with it.”
― Warren W. Wiersbe, Be Obedient [Genesis 12-25]: Learning the Secret of Living by Faith

“God’s grace is greater than man’s sin and can accomplish God’s best even when men do their worst.”
― Warren W. Wiersbe, Be Obedient [Genesis 12-25]: Learning the Secret of Living by Faith