The Obedience of Faith: The Life of Abraham

In the gray dawn of history, the first biblical character that captures our attention is Abraham. He commands our notice as one who was great through his faith. And that was at first but a silver thread, an insignificant straw--not stronger than that which trembles in the humblest and weakest believer. Sketching every period of Abrahams life, F.B. Meyer shows that wherever faith is, it is the link with omnipotence. It is the channel for the divine communications. And as faith is used according to the promptings of the divine Spirit and in obedience to His commands, it will grow. It did in Abraham, making him the "friend of God." And it will grow in us.