And I will make of thee a great
nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing
(Genesis 12:2)
There is no name in history so
well known as the name of Abram. Even Christ is not more widely known, for the
Mohammedans, the Persians, and the Egyptians make a great deal of Abram. His
name has been for centuries and centuries favorably known in Damascus. God
promised him that great men should spring from his loins. Was there ever a
nation that has turned out such men?
Think of Moses, and Joseph, and
Joshua, and Caleb, and Samuel, and David, and Solomon, and Elisha. Think of
Elijah, and Daniel, and Isaiah, and all the other wonderful Bible characters
that have sprung from this man! Then think of John the Baptist, of Peter, of
James, and John, and Paul, a mighty army.
No one can number the multitude
of wonderful men that have sprung from this one man called out of the land of
the Chaldeans, unknown and an idolater, probably, when God called him; and yet
how literally God has fulfilled His promise that through him He would bless all
the nations of the earth. All because he surrendered himself fully and wholly to
let God bless him.
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