The Holiest of All By Andrew Murray

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CII.
ABRAHAM-THE OBEDIENCE OF FAITH.
XI. 8. By faith Abraham, when he was called, obeyed to go out unto a
place which he was to receive for an inheritance; and he went out, not
knowing whither he went.
9. By faith he became a sojourner in the land of promise, as in a land not
his own, dwelling in tents with Isaac and Jacob, the heirs with him of
the same promise
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10. For he looked for the city which hath the foundations, whose builder
and maker is God.
THERE is no child of Adam who is held in honour by such a
large portion of the human race as Abraham. Jews, Christians,
Mohammedans, look up to him as the father of the faithful.
And God honours him as His friend If !
anyone, this hero
of the obedience of faith can tell us what the secret is of a life
of faith. Our Epistle has called us to be imitators of them who
through faith and longsuffering inherit the promises, with
special mention of Abraham as one, who, having suffered long,
obtained the promise (vi. 12-15). As Paul, too (Rom. iv. 12),
speaks of those who walk in the steps of that faith of our
father Abraham which he had. "Let all who have with purpose
of heart determined, like Abraham, to be strong in faith, giving
glory to God, listen to the lesson of his life. God expects from
us, we do indeed need, and there is within our reach, the very
same faith which he had.
By faith, Abraham, when he was called, obeyed to go out
to a place which he was to receive for an inheritance, and he