[Discoveries] 03-07-08 Seeing the plan of God -- Genesis 17:5

[Inspiration in Your Inbox]

/*No longer will you be called Abram; your name will be Abraham, for I 
have made you a father of many nations. -- Genesis 17:5*/

When Abram was 99 years old, God gave him a new name.

Why a new name?

Sometimes we get stuck. We get as far as we can, and can't go any 
further until God steps in and does the impossible. And such was the 
condition of Abram. His human plan had run its course. Ishmael was 
almost a teenager, but Sarai was barren, and the child of promise had 
not yet been conceived. The plan of God had not yet been released.


>From a human perspective, it looked like things were going nowhere.


But God doesn't see things the way we do.

One day I was making bread in the bread machine. I mixed in all the 
ingredients with my six year old helping out. Then I turned it on and 
watched it start to mix and knead. Everything was working just the way I 
wanted it to. But my then six year old couldn't see what was happening 
until I picked her up high enough to see into the machine.

Sometimes God picks us up and gives us a look. He gave Abram a new name 
so that every time someone spoke to him, he would see the plan of God.

Be encouraged!
Dwight

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