In both St. Paul’s letter to the Romans and the Responsorial
Psalm, our father in faith—Abraham—is highlighted: “Abraham did not doubt
God’s promise in unbelief; rather, he was empowered by faith and gave glory to
God and was fully convinced that what God had promised he was also able to do.” “This
was the oath he swore to our father Abraham: to set us free from the hands of
our enemies, free to worship him without fear…”
God
promised Abraham three things: land, descendants and freedom from enemies. Each of these promises were fulfilled
in the Old Testament. But more
than this, it is awesome to see God’s providence work in salvation
history. Jesus, who came 2000
years after Abraham, fulfilled the promises to Abraham at a greater level.
To
the promise of land, Jesus opened to the doors to a whole new dwelling place:
heaven. To the promise of
descendants, Christ gave us the gift of spiritual birth in Baptism to everyone. To the promise of freedom we have the chance,
through his cross, to be free from sin and death.
God
is faithful and we see His providence at work in the Scriptures throughout
time. We pray today that our faith
may grow like Abraham’s, and that the promises God made to Abraham may be
realized in our own lives.
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