When everything was hopeless, Abraham believed anyway.
Romans 4: 18, The Message
"Can you find any arrows painted in that wilderness into which Abraham ventured? Did he have a rule book that showed him step by step what he must do to please God? ... No, he lived by faith. ...
Did Abraham have a twenty-year plan with carefully defined objectives as he launched his important career as father of the faithful? No, there were delays, interruptions, detours, failures. He didn't do it all correctly -- he didn't live without doubt or sin or despair -- but he did it. He followed and confessed and prayed and believed. God was alive for him. God was the center for him."
Traveling Light
Living by Faith, God's Message for Each Day by Eugene Peterson.
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