Exactly What I Need: Faith – March 1, 2026
One key truth: Faith allows us to trust God’s incredible promises, giving us hope and confidence to live for him.
Now the Lord said to Abram, “Get out of your country and away from your relatives and from your father’s house and go to the land that I will show you. I will make you a great nation. I will bless you and make your name great. You will be a blessing. I will bless those who bless you, and I will curse anyone who dishonors you. All of the families of the earth will be blessed in you.” So Abram went, as the Lord had told him.
Genesis 12:1-4 EHV
Exactly What I Need: Faith
Have you ever trusted someone and then been disappointed? Maybe your parents said, “We’ll do it, trust us!” and then work got in the way. Or a friend said, “I’ve got your back,” and then pulled a prank on you in front of your classmates.
It stings, doesn’t it? Once someone breaks our trust, it can be hard to believe them—or anyone—again.
Now imagine God asking Abram (later Abraham) to do something even bigger. God said, “Leave your home, your family, and go to a land you’ve never seen. I’ll make you a great nation, and through you, I’ll bless the whole world.”
At this point, Abram had no children, was as old as your grandparents, and his wife couldn’t have kids. Still, he trusted God completely. He believed God’s promises, even though he couldn’t see how they would happen.
So Abram went. He obeyed and went where God led him. That’s faith.
Abram’s trust in God gave him confidence that God would keep every promise, including the greatest one: the coming of a Savior from his family—Jesus! As we go through life, we experience the same truth—God’s promises made to Abram are true for us: Our sins are forgiven, we have eternal life, and we belong to God’s family.
Once God makes a promise, he will never go back on it. Just like Abram, we trust God by faith, even when we can’t see how it all works out.
Prayer:
Lord, give us faith like Abram—faith that trusts your promises, even when we can’t see them yet. Keep our hearts steady and confident in your rock-solid promises. Amen.
