For when God made promise to Abraham, because he could swear by no greater, he sware by himself, Saying, Surely blessing I will bless thee, and multiplying I will multiply thee. (Hebrews 6:13-14) There were times when a man’s word was his bond. When a man promised something, he was expected to fulfill it and hold to it. In that time, an oath meant everything. Breaking an oath was not just a personal failure; it brought public disgrace. People were careful about what they swor

By faith he sojourned in the land of promise, as in a strange country, dwelling in tabernacles with Isaac and Jacob, the heirs with him of the same promise: For he looked for a city which hath foundations, whose builder and maker is God. (Hebrews 11:9-10) Abraham arrived in the land of promise and lived in tents. He was in the right place, the land of promise, yet he lived as a stranger there. He never saw the fullness of that inheritance in his lifetime. Isaac and Jacob woul

By faith Abraham, when he was called to go out into a place which he should after receive for an inheritance, obeyed; and he went out, not knowing whither he went. (Hebrews 11:8) Abraham is in the Faith Hall of Fame for a reason. God has something good laid out for every believer—an inheritance, a future, and things He has prepared and planned. The question is never whether God has it ready. It is whether you will do what Abraham did— obey before you see the whole picture. Ab