When God made the promise to Abraham, since he had no one greater by whom to swear, “he swore by himself,”
and said, “I will indeed bless you and multiply” you.
And so, after patient waiting, he obtained the promise. (Hebrews 6:13-15 NABRE)
God has bigger plans for us than we have for ourselves! Just think of his promise to this old man, that he would become the father of many nations. Abraham had such great faith in God's promises that he obeyed God's commands and, sure enough, we can see that this promise, which God swore by himself to keep, came to be.
So the Lord makes big promises, and when he makes a promise, he keeps it. Certainly we can learn from father Abraham. We can rely on God's promise of salvation through his son Jesus. And our part in this plan is to remain faithful and to live as God shows us.
The letter to the Hebrews was written to encourage us to stay faithful to God and to avoid falling away from the faith due to "weariness with the demands of Christian life [or] indifference to [our] calling."*
Today, I will pray for endurance and enthusiasm in my own Christian faith; as well as understanding, tolerance and mutual respect among all people who call themselves children of Abraham.
Saint Boniface, patron of Germany, pray for us.
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