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Genesis 12:2-3

² And I will make of you a great nation, and I will bless you and make your name great, so that you will be a blessing. ³ I will bless those who bless you, and him who dishonors you I will curse, and in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed.”

At this place in Scripture we read the first blessing of Abram.  And we should say he is as blessed or saved as he will ever be.  From this point forward he is blessed Abram.

But in this context from verses 4-13 there are two sides to Abram which are revealed.  The first is verse 4, “So Abram went”.  I have driven in Europe and in as many as 35 different states.  So it might seem a small thing for Abram to travel this short distance.  But this was a major undertaking and a mighty act of faith for him.  As far as he knew all the world was his enemy and his people could come under attack at any time.  His only security was God who sent him.  His was a great faith.

Look again at verse 13.  This is the same Abram.  Blessed and faithful Abram is fearful and hiding behind the skirt of his wife.  The promise of God is forgotten and unbelief overwhelms him.

These two acts of Abram, his faith and his fear, are common to us as well.  Our security is never in our faith.  It is always in the blessing.  Our faith may fail at any time—only the promise of God is unfailing.