God the Promise keeper

According to the book of Genesis, God made a covenant with Abraham, promising to bless him and make him the father of many nations. This promise was fulfilled through Abraham's descendants, including his son Isaac and his grandson Jacob and ultimately through the Messiah

Despite his strong faith, Abraham was not perfect and made mistakes. For example, in Genesis 12, Abraham and his wife Sarah traveled to Egypt and Abraham became concerned for his own safety. He told Pharaoh that Sarah was his sister, rather than his wife, and as a result, Pharaoh took Sarah into his harem. God intervened and protected Sarah, but this situation arose because of Abraham's lack of faith in God's protection.

Similarly, in Genesis 16, Abraham and Sarah grew impatient waiting for the fulfillment of God's promise and decided to take matters into their own hands. Sarah convinced Abraham to father a child with her maidservant Hagar, and this resulted in the birth of Ishmael. However, God's covenant promise was ultimately fulfilled through Isaac, the son of Abraham and Sarah.

Despite these mistakes, Abraham's faith was credited to him as righteousness because he trusted in God and sought to follow him. His faith was not perfect, but God was faithful to fulfill his covenant promise and bless Abraham and fhis descendants. This shows that it is not our own perfection or works that bring us right with God, but rather it is through faith in him that we are justified.

I’m encouraged by this as sometimes I am a knucklehead in my faith. But I’m in good company.