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ОглавлениеGod promises a wonderful blessing
Abraham was sad because he and his wife, Sarah, had no children. God told him to pack up everything and to go to a whole new land to begin a whole new life. Abraham trusted God, so he and Sarah left their home and family and began a long, hard journey.
They wandered through deserts, up and down mountains, through green pastures and dark forests, constantly longing for a home of their own filled with happy children. They wandered for so many years they grew too old to have babies.
One night God said, ‘I am giving this land to you and your children and your children’s children.’
‘God, you must be joking! Sarah and I are too old to have children!’ Abraham said, stroking his long white beard.
‘Trust me, my child,’ God replied, ‘look at the stars in the sky. Your children and your children’s children will be as many as those stars.’
Abraham thought, How can that be? But then he remembered that God always keeps his promises. And so Abraham trusted God.
Then God smiled and said, ‘I will bless you and your children so you can be a blessing to all the people of the world.’
Dear God,
help me to be a blessing to others.
