Genesis 12-15
God is so extremely patient with Abram. He tells him over and over again that he will have a son and that the number of his descendants will be too great to count. But each time, Abram begins to doubt as time goes on and he still doesn't have a son. And yet, God doesn't grow impatient or frustrated with him, instead God just reassures him again. Abram asks God how he should know that these things will happen and instead of righteous anger that the Word of the Lord is truth, God simply makes a covenant with Abram so he will know what God has said will come true. God's patience with our unbelief is so incredible. Genesis 15:6 says that Abram believed in the Lord, and yet only 2 verses later, he's asking for more tangible proof. What I am seeing over and over is that God keeps His promises and willingly makes them to us. He isn't grudgingly bound to what He says, but rather goes out of His way to assure us He will keep His promises. He gives us signs and reminders we can look to when our faith weakens. God truly is a loving, understanding God.
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