Seventh Day Baptist
Christian Education Council
PO BOX 1678
Janesville, WI 53547
—Genesis 15:1-8
by: Leota Stevens.
Have you ever heard of Eliezer of Damascus? Well, his name is not exactly a household word. For all we know, Eliezer may have been a terrific guy, nothing is shared with us in this reading except for the fact that he was the wrong guy! Abram was getting up there in age and he and his wife were childless. Abram was concerned about who would be his heir. Who would take over his nomadic empire when he was gone? The only logical choice that Abram could see from his limited perspective was Eliezer. How differently things would have turned out for the whole world if God had not had a plan for Abram. Sadder still, what if Abram had been unwilling to trust in Gods’ ability to keep his promise and fulfill that plan? The faith of one individual really does make a difference.