Abram faced something even greater. He didn't have a blueprint, a map, or a timetable. All he had was the word of God! What an amazing picture of Abram’s faith in God! Abram obeyed God with a huge step of faith and trusting the promises of God. Can you see how this is an incredibly powerful and encouraging section of scripture? Stop for a moment and rehearse these 6 comforting promises.
The plans of man are no match for the will of God. God will not be mocked, and He cannot be out maneuvered. God disrupts their plans of recognition and significance with confusing their language. Did you see what the outcome of this Divine act was? The people scattered (11:8-9). The people finally did what God commanded them to do in Genesis 9:1.
Your worth is not measured by what you do (like raising children, homeschooling, a high paying job, or skilled hobbies). Your worth is measured by who you are in Jesus…your relationship with the Creator, Sustainer, and Savior of the world! “What you do” comes from “who you are” in Jesus! Enoch’s shining testimony was all about God and not about himself.
When we reject God’s way, reject God’s rebuke, and reject God’s hope, we will be shocked to discover how far down our rejection of God will take us! Pride, jealousy, and rebellion are powerful sinful choices that bring more misery and destruction in our lives than we would have ever thought possible!
Here is how the resurrection of Jesus changes you! When God looks at you, He does not see you through your past sin. He sees you through Jesus! So, this does not mean you are a sinner trying to do better. It means you are someone who died with Christ and now lives in Him! The church isn’t trying to earn a new identity. It is simply living out the one Jesus has already given!
