Devotions on F.I.R.E. Year OneНамуна

Therefore whoever hears these sayings of Mine, and does them, I will liken him to a wise man who built his house on the rock (Matthew 7:24).

What is the basis of your foundation?

Abraham waits seemingly forever to bear a child through Sarah, and then God asks him to sacrifice Isaac. The elderly saint acts swiftly to obey the Lord because he knows that God will honor His promise and make him a father of a multitude - the literal meaning of “Abraham.” For this reason, Abraham tells his servants, “the lad and I will go yonder and worship, and we will come back to you” (Genesis 22:5). The writer of Hebrews documents Abraham’s faith, “concluding that God was able to raise him up, even from the dead” (Hebrews 11:19). Let’s imitate Abraham of whom it is written, “and being fully convinced that what He had promised He was also able to perform” (Romans 4:21).

Employment Point: Build your life upon the foundation of God’s Word.