Daily Reflections From Higher Things®

Today’s Reading: Genesis 15:1-6 Daily Lectionary: Proverbs 15:1-29; John 15:12-27 And he believed the LORD, and he counted it to him as righteousness. (Genesis 15:6) In the Name + of Jesus. Amen. In our text from Genesis, we see Abram experiencing both doubt and faith. At first, Abram doubted God’s promise, because he had no children. He assumes that Eliezer, his servant, will be his heir. Then, after God makes another promise, Abram believes. Doubt is the opposite of faith, but the two often coexist in the same person. Although doubt and faith are in conflict with each other, they battle within the same person’s heart. We see this in the Gospel of Mark, when a man says to Jesus, "I believe; help my unbelief" (Mark 9:24). Does your faith outweigh your doubt, or is it the other way around? Do you have a little, weak faith? In a sense, it doesn’t matter. The size of your faith does not save you. The size of your Savior is far more important. Faith saves you because it clings to Christ. Faith doesn’t save be