{"id":6753,"date":"2016-01-06T14:05:27","date_gmt":"2016-01-06T20:05:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/jimerwin\/?p=6753"},"modified":"2016-01-06T14:05:27","modified_gmt":"2016-01-06T20:05:27","slug":"promises-are-made-in-relationships-and-locations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/jimerwin\/2016\/01\/06\/promises-are-made-in-relationships-and-locations\/","title":{"rendered":"Promises Are Made in Relationships and Locations"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

Promises Are Made in Relationships and Locations<\/h1>\n
January 6, 2016<\/p>\n
Genesis 12:6-9<\/p>\n
Promises are made in relationships and locations. People make promises. Here, God made a promise to Abram<\/a>. The promise was simple. The land which Abram is on would later belong to his children.<\/p>\n
This promise is based on a previous promise in Genesis 12:1-3. There, God said to go to a land He would Abram. God would make Abram into a great name and bless him. Now that promise has a place. The promise has a location from which the previous promise could take place.<\/p>\n
When God makes promises, He makes them to certain people in certain places. There is a time and space to His work.<\/p>\n
We also learn more about God when these promises are made. Because these promises are made, a relationship develops between the receiver and the giver. God gives promises. We learn about Him when these promise come true.<\/p>\n
This is why Abram worshiped God when God spoke a second promise. God had fulfilled the first promise in Genesis 12:1. God had shown Abram the location. So Abram believes that God will fulfill the second promise. That is why Abram calls on the name of God as Yahweh<\/a>. Yahweh is the personal name of God. Because promises are made by people in places.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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