Know for CERTAIN!
In Chapter 15 of Genesis, we encounter a very human Abram talking with God. In his words, you can almost hear his voice filled with wonder and concern. The chapter begins with God reassuring Abram to not be afraid. I am a believer of the fact that God does not waste breath. If God said it, it needed to be said. Abram, in his questioning, says to the Lord, “How can I know that I will gain possession of it (the land promised)?” I picture this moment like a Q and A session between father and son. “Dad, how can that happen? I know there’s a song here but I just don’t know the words yet. I’ll hum along but…can you teach me the words?” The Lord replies, “Abram, bring me a heifer, a goat, a ram, a dove and a young pigeon.” So, he does. He cuts them in halves (with the exception of the birds) and arranges them across from one another. It says (in v. 12) that Abram fell into a deep sleep, and that a thick and dreadful darkness came over him. Then, the Lord speaks. I wonder how softly or loudly God spoke to him, but I envision a loving whisper. Gen. 15:13 says, “Then the Lord said to him, ‘Know for certain…’” And I’ll pause there. Because the question Abram last asked God was, “How can I know?” And the Lord simply replies, “Know for certain…” Why? Because He spoke it. Because He said it. And God doesn’t waste breath.
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