Seventh Day Baptist
Christian Education Council
PO BOX 1678
Janesville, WI 53547
—Genesis 15:1-6
by: Dorothy Noel.
Imagine the expanse of stars visible in a desert before electric lights! I like how God told Abram to count them—like a parent letting a 2-year-old attempt to open a juice jug. No matter how hard she tries, she is not strong enough to twist off the cap. Abram’s frustration with God’s promise was quelled by the stars, and not because he got an answer to the number of his descendants. Instead, trying to count pointed him to the majesty and wonder of God’s creation which led to knowledge of God’s character and trust in His promises. How can we be inspired by that same wonder today?