God called him a friend!!

Most of us as Christians, should have people, in the Bible, that we consider, to be our hero's. We look up to them, for the lives that they lived, and how that they trusted Father. I would assume that the greatest hero of faith was Abraham. As I began to study the life of Abraham, in the Bible, there is a lot going on. It would be over-whelming, to try to write much detail, in the space of one post. However, I am going to write enough, to maybe encourage my readers, to study more about Abraham.

Father really liked Abraham, because of the great detail, that the Bible goes into about his life. I started to say loved, but Father simply loves us all. He had a special relationship with Abraham. Father talked with Abraham, and Abraham talked with Father. Father called Abraham His friend.

I think that is a good place to stop, and reflect, on the things that I just said, out of the Word. I believe that we all have a person, in our lives, that we call a friend. That is really a high honor to give a person. We are the most comfortable around those that are truly our friends. All the masks fall off, and we get really comfortable, with whom that we really are.

We talk with our friends. We tell them our most hidden secrets. We want their advice, because we love, and trust them. We simply know that whatever we share with our friends, will not become public knowledge. The reason that we know this is because, it has passed the test of time, in our relationship with each other.

I don't know how long it took Abraham, to get to the point, of trusting Father. I know that it had to take a good minute. Most of us take some time, to get to know if somebody, is trust worthy. Especially in Abraham's situation, when God told him to take everything that was his, and leave what he had known as home.

That shows a lot of trust on Abraham's part, simply to pack it all up, and to head out. He didn't even know where he was going to go. The fact that he was seventy-five years old, when he departed from his home, just screams volumes at me, that in his heart, he was convinced, that he was doing the right thing.

I don't know if his wife Sarah gave him any hassle about going. I would imagine that she did though. I also would imagine that his kinfolks laughed him to scorn, when he told them what his plans were. I guess that they thought that he must have hit his head, as he was telling them about hearing a voice, and what it said for him to do.

We must put ourselves, in the place of Abraham, at that point in time. You must remember, that there wasn't a Bible written back in those times. What kind of sane rationalization could his family, and friends arrive at? Our Word today simply said that Father talked with Abraham. Nobody else heard a word that Father spoke. If Abraham had been telling me about his plans, and hearing a voice that told him to do what he was going to do; I would have called him a lunatic!!

Father was very happy with Abraham. He had finally found a person to have a real relationship. A man that would follow Father, and do the things that Father wanted him to do. A man that Father could bless with the things that Father wanted to bless him with. A man that would walk with Father, and teach his children in the ways that Father wanted.

That is why God bestowed on Abraham, the honor of being called, a father of many nations!! The relationship between Father, and Abraham was one of a kind. It is something that every Christian, that is living today should strive to have. It is all about the relationship!! If we would simply get to know, now I am saying,.....really know Father, Jesus, and Holy Spirit. It would be a life changing experience. The same as with Abraham!!

Father rocked Abraham world!! He literally turned it upside down with good things. He bless Abraham with so many good things, and it started because of a relationship. God has not changed. He wants to bless us also but, there is a catch. We have to get to know Him. We have to talk to Him. We have to treat Him as a friend, because that is what He really is to us!!

I know that it takes time, to form a real relationship. I can guarantee you, that Father, is the greatest person, that you will ever get to know.

….....Much Love