By Jan Ross on
3/10/2010 7:22 AM
Abraham had received the promise from God years before He spoke as recorded in Genesis 17:1: "And when Abram was ninety years old and nine, the LORD appeared to Abram, and said unto him, I am the Almighty God; walk before me, and be thou perfect." In fact, so many years had passed that his faith was being challenged by the aging process of his own body as well as that of his wife.
Yet, we're told in Romans 4:20 that Abraham "staggered not at the promise of God through unbelief, but was strong in faith, giving glory to God".
Abraham, well advanced in years, heard from God who tells him three things:
I am God
Walk before Me
Be thou perfect
If anything would make a man stagger, it would be the third phrase uttered by God . . . "Be thou perfect!" How can we be perfect? What does God really mean when He tells us to be perfect?
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