MERCY AND TRUTH
Genesis 32

“By faith Abraham obeyed when he was called to go out to the place which he would receive as an inheritance. And he went out, not knowing where he was going.” (Hebrews 11:8) When Abraham obeyed the call to get out of his country, family, and the house of his father, there was nothing documented about Abraham doubting or questioning God. It is written in Genesis 12:4, “So Abram departed as the Lord had spoken to him, and Lot went with him. And Abram was seventy-five years old when he departed from Haran.” At the moment of his departure from his familiar ground, it is evident that there was grace that went with him, and for him. The only way that grace can be identified is through someone that was close to him in his journey of faith. As God will have it, Abraham designated the oldest servant of his house, who ruled over all that he had, to go and take a wife for Isaac in his country (Genesis 24:2). The servant went, and all went well as desired. As a result of the success, “Then the man bowed down his head and worshiped the LORD. 27 And he said, “Blessed be the LORD God of my master Abraham, who has not forsaken His mercy and His truth toward my master. As for me, being on the way, the LORD led me to the house of my master’s brethren.” (Genesis 24:26-27) In this confession of the oldest servant of Abraham, the one that knew him in all of his walk of life the one that had witnessed how the Lord had dealt with Abraham, there was a testimony of what had been in place for Abraham through the journey of faith, and that was the mercy and truth of God. Without a doubt, the mercy and truth of God is all that made Abraham go as far as he could for the glory of God. Later, it was evident in the testimony of Jacob when he went away from home into his journey, he testified, “I am not worthy of the least of all the mercies and of all the truth which You have shown Your servant; for I crossed over this Jordan with my staff, and now I have become two companies.” (Genesis 32:10) Evidently, the mercy and truth of God is what preserves His children, and makes His children prevail in the journey of life. The Psalmist recorded in Psalm 25:9-10, “The humble He guides in justice, and the humble He teaches His way.10 All the paths of the LORD are mercy and truth, To such as keep His covenant and His testimonies.” Father Abraham was taught in the way of God, and that led him through the paths of mercy and truth.
Prayer for today: O Lord God, let your mercy and truth not be forsaken in my life. Lead me in your paths for your name to be glorified.