When Trouble Comes

Read Genesis 12:10-20

After Abraham received God's promise v. 4 tells us he left from Haran and set out for the promised land of Canaan.  His response was obedience and yet when we continue reading the story in v. 10 and following we find there's trouble after the promise.

Trouble follows us wherever we go and even after this promise from God it follows Abraham.  I don't know to many people who look forward to trouble; most of us want to avoid it and when it comes we wonder where is God in this.  So the timing of this trouble for Abraham must have had him wondering what God was up to.

We learn from Abraham's story that he didn't exactly respond the way we'd expect a godly man to respond.  But throughout his life he always came back, always realized and remembered the covenant promise God made with him.

No matter what trouble comes our way, what trouble we face, God wants us learning from stories like Abraham's and others in the Old and New Testaments that God is always faithful.  Trust in Him, follow Him, believe in Him, rely on Him, listen to Him and love Him all the time because in good times and bad - God always keeps His promises, especially His covenant promises.