For if the inheritance depends on the law, then it no longer depends on a promise; but God in his grace gave it to Abraham through a promise... Before this faith came, we were held prisoners by the law, locked up until faith should be revealed. So the law was put in charge to lead us to Christ that we might be justified by faith. Now that faith has come, we are no longer under the supervision of the law. You are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus.

So those of us who have the faith to follow God’s commands are blessed along with Abraham. In other words, I am lumped together with Abraham and the blessings fall on me as well. Who better to be lumped with then Abraham?

Abraham, the father of all nations, the man that knew God himself would provide (Genesis 22:8), the person Jesus said came after Him (John 8:58), the man who was declared righteous because he believed what God said (Romans 4:3).

In reading about Abraham, one can learn how patient he was with God’s timing. He sometimes waited a long time to see the promise, yet he waited. I know that if I am lumped with Abraham, then I, too, may have to wait a long time for some things.

What I can learn, then, is patience: something God wants and something that is possible for me to achieve. After all, Abraham was able to be patient: why not me?