The Call of Abram—Genesis 12:1-20
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God chose Abram solely by grace. He called Abram away from worshiping false gods to trust in Him, just as He has called us through His Word from unbelief to faith. When Abram hesitated at Haran, God called him again and led him out of Haran with the promise. The promise grows from the least to the greatest: God would make Abram into a great nation, and many would trust in that nation or land instead of in the promise. Others would trust in Abram's great name rather than in the God who granted that name. Through Abraham's seed, all peoples on earth would be blessed because that seed is Christ, who offered His blood as payment for everyone’s sins. Now, that great name of the seed has been placed upon us in Holy Baptism—blessing those who bless us and cursing those who curse us. This blessing in Jesus’ name always points us to the cross and our death, so that Christ may live in us and through us. Every day, we call on that great Name above all names, just as Abram did, for there is no life outside of it.