But Abram replied, “O Lord GOD, what can You give me, since I remain childless, and the heir of my house is Eliezer of Damascus?”Abram said, “Lord Yahweh, what will you give me, since I go childless, and he who will inherit my estate is Eliezer of Damascus?”And Abram said, Lord God, what wilt thou give me, seeing I go childless, and the steward of my house is this Eliezer of Damascus?And Abram said, O Lord Jehovah, what wilt thou give me, seeing I go childless, and he that shall be possessor of my house is Eliezer of Damascus?
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… Would you help me thank God for those who labor among you, including this music ministry that has ushered us into the presence of God? I want to call your attention tonight to Genesis chapter 15, verses 1 through 6. I don't know what time they told you you were getting out of church tonight, but first night is the longest night of revival. And so ushers have locked the doors and it has just become an all-night prayer vigil. Genesis chapter 15 beginning with verse 1 reading through the conclusion of verse 6 I want to talk to you tonight about writing a new narrative After these things, the word of the Lord came to Abram in a vision, saying, Do not be afraid, Abram. We will refer to him in the sermon as Abraham. I am your shield, your exceedingly great reward. But Abram said, Lord God, what will you give me, seeing I go childless, and the heir of my house is Eliezer of Damascus. Then Abram said, Look, you have given me no offspring. …
So you heard the gospel lesson. Jesus' lament over Jerusalem is one of the saddest stories in any of the gospels. Right up there with him weeping over the death of his dear friend Lazarus. Or rearing back when Judas leans toward him on the night of his arrest. Judas, is it with a kiss that you betray the Son of Man? There is such sorrow in these stories, such crushing disappointment at the way things have turned out, in spite of Jesus' higher vision of them, his life's labor on their behalf. In the case of Lazarus, Jesus intervenes, bringing his friend back to life. But in the other two, he's more like us, suffering things that he cannot or will not change. He laments over a city that has killed people like him before and seems bent on doing it again. On the night of his arrest, he watches the police push Judas aside. Then he stops his friends from trying to save him by force. No more of this, he says, when one of them pulls out a sword and cuts off a trooper's ear. …
… Amen. Abram believed the Lord and the Lord reckoned it to him as righteousness. There may be no other sentence in the Old Testament that means more to followers of the new. God told Abraham that he and Sarah would have millions of descendants, as many as the stars in the heavens. even though there was absolutely no proof that that would come true. Abraham believed God, and that was enough to make him righteous in God's eyes. Abraham did not have to fight any battles, follow any commandments, love any neighbors, or give up anything for Lent. All he had to do was believe what God told him, so Abraham did, and God reckoned that made him right. Forever after that, from the Apostle Paul to Billy Graham From Martin Luther to Martin Luther King Jr. From Muslims, Jews, and Christians Abraham has served as the first gold standard of faith As the primal believer who trusted God's promise Though he had no earthly evidence that the promise was ever going to come true For Protestants in particular, his story is key Abraham did not lift a finger to be saved. …