And when the vultures came down on the carcasses, Abram drove them away. Now when the sun was going down, a deep sleep fell upon Abram; and behold, horror andgreat darkness fell upon him. Then He said to Abram: “Know certainly that your descendants will be strangers in a land that is not theirs, and will serve them, and they will afflict them four hundred years. And also the nation whom they serve I will judge; afterward they shall come out with great possessions.......And it came to pass, when the sun went down and it was dark, that behold, there appeared a smoking oven and a burning torch that passed between those pieces. On the same day the Lord made a covenant with Abram, saying:“To your descendants I have given this land, from the river of Egypt to the great river, the River Euphrates........” (Genesis 15:11-21)
We must be careful or we will miss God! God makes us promises in His Word and we begin to trust Him. We just know He will do this or that and we wait anxiously....even excitedly. But when it doesn't come when we want it . . . well, we begin to doubt. We become unsure. We feel the pressures of friends, family, job, finances, etc. We begin to look at our past failures rather than God's successes in our lives. "Birds of prey" begin to swoop down to steal our faith and confidence in God.
Like Abraham, we must remain alert and drive then away! Wait confidently upon God. As He has done before, He will do it again! Wait, I say, upon the Lord!
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