Again the word of the Lord came to Abraham. This is the third time God has spoken to him. The first was when He first called Abraham, the second was after Abraham had shown faith by letting Lot have the first choice, and this time is after Abraham has shown faith by rescuing Lot, receiving the blessing from Melchizadek and refusing to receive anything from the king of Sodom.
Often we want God to speak to us, thinking that after He does this we will act in faith. But here Abraham acts in faith, then God speaks to him, leading him on to further revelation. The most important thing to do is to live and act according to the things that God has already given to us. If we want more faith then we need to live by the faith we already to have, if we want to hear God more clearly, then we need to act and live by what He has already said to us (and He has said an awful lot to all of us in the Bible!). If we live by the understanding we already have God will increase our understanding even more.
Often we want God to speak to us, thinking that after He does this we will act in faith. But here Abraham acts in faith, then God speaks to him, leading him on to further revelation. The most important thing to do is to live and act according to the things that God has already given to us. If we want more faith then we need to live by the faith we already to have, if we want to hear God more clearly, then we need to act and live by what He has already said to us (and He has said an awful lot to all of us in the Bible!). If we live by the understanding we already have God will increase our understanding even more.
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