It now transpires that Abraham wondered how he would ever get possession of the land. For all of us there are times when God's promises seem totally unrealisable. God asked Abraham to bring some animals and birds, presumably as a sacrifice. It is interesting that when we want assurance from God, He often asks us to do something, eg Jesus asked Peter to come to Him when He was walking on the water. Why is this? Perhaps it is because when we do this God can affirm that He is with us. You see when we sinned we rebelled against God and said we could live without Him. This of course was not true, and as live longer and longer without God we lost confidence, because we find that things do not work (we do not work!).
When we come back to God we know that we have sinned. We have built up a track record of failure, which breeds an expectation of failure within us. We also know that we have rebelled against God and it takes time for us to appreciate the extent of God's forgiveness. So God needs to rebuild our trust and confidence in Him. We need to learn that when we do things that are in obedience to God then we can be totally confident that He will be with us and will honour us, and fulfil His word.
Nor does this mean that we need a direct word from God or the Bible on every little thing. God promised to David that He would be with him in all that he did. If we look at the life of Jesus He just lived in such confidence in His Father. If our hearts are right then we can live in confidence that the Lord will be with us.
God wants His children to be secure and confident in Him.
When we come back to God we know that we have sinned. We have built up a track record of failure, which breeds an expectation of failure within us. We also know that we have rebelled against God and it takes time for us to appreciate the extent of God's forgiveness. So God needs to rebuild our trust and confidence in Him. We need to learn that when we do things that are in obedience to God then we can be totally confident that He will be with us and will honour us, and fulfil His word.
Nor does this mean that we need a direct word from God or the Bible on every little thing. God promised to David that He would be with him in all that he did. If we look at the life of Jesus He just lived in such confidence in His Father. If our hearts are right then we can live in confidence that the Lord will be with us.
God wants His children to be secure and confident in Him.
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