Chapters 15&16 of Genesis tells of God’s promises to Abram. He promised to be Abram’s shield, be the giver of great reward, and that Abram would have a great number of descendants, too many to count. Abram believed in the Lord, and God accounted it to him for righteousness. God promises that to all who would believe in Jesus, righteousness to those who take God at His word. It’s the basis for all who would follow God by faith. Abram would walk his days in that faith.
God brought Abram outside and had him look toward heaven. Sometimes He has to bring us outside of ourselves and have us look toward heaven. Yet even after having looked toward heaven and hearing God’s promises that were sealed by a covenant, Abram heeded the voice of Sarai when she suggested Abram help God in fulfilling the promise. The result was a child of the flesh and not the promise. This act of haste would impact many generations to come. At what point did Abram stop looking toward heaven? At what point does a person’s ideas become better than God’s? Abram waited 10 years and figured God needed help. But it wasn’t God’s timing. His timing is always perfect. Perhaps, Abram should have kept looking toward heaven.
When we look toward heaven, we are assured in knowing that God’s rewards will come. Are you waiting on the Lord and becoming fearful that time is getting short and his promise won’t come to pass? Don’t take matters into your own hands but wait on Him, you won’t be disappointed.
But without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him. Hebrews 11:6