A great nation!!, are you kidding me, Abraham must have exclaimed and Isaac and Jacob must have thought the same. They must have wondered about God's promise to them. After all this great nation was not happening very fast, basically one son at a time, that is until Jacob's family when he had a whole bunch of kids. Do we really think they didn't question God; when Abraham was asked to sacrifice Isaac, when Esau and Jacob feuded, when Jacob's sons plotted......they all must of wondered how God could make a great nation through them with all of their shortcomings.
Genesis 46:1-4 (http://www.biblegateway.com)
New International Version (NIV)
Jacob Goes to Egypt
46 So Israel set out with all that was his, and when he reached Beersheba, he offered sacrifices to the God of his father Isaac.
2 And God spoke to Israel in a vision at night and said, “Jacob! Jacob!”“Here I am,” he replied.
3 “I am God, the God of your father,” he said. “Do not be afraid to go down to Egypt, for I will make you into a great nation there. 4 I will go down to Egypt with you, and I will surely bring you back again. And Joseph’s own hand will close your eyes.”
God works through our shortcomings and he keeps his promises.
What's God promising you today, perhaps its not a great nation......are we sensitive enough to his leading and trusting in him enough to experience his promises in our lives?
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