When Abram prostrated himself, God spoke to him: “My covenant with you is this: you are to become the father of a host of nations. No longer shall you be called Abram; your name shall be Abraham, for I am making you the father of a host of nations. I will render you exceedingly fertile; I will make nations of you; kings shall stem from you. I will maintain my covenant with you and your descendants after you throughout the ages as an everlasting pact, to be your God and the God of your descendants after you. I will give to you and to your descendants after you the land in which you are now staying, the whole land of Canaan, as a permanent possession; and I will be their God.” God also said to Abraham: “On your part, you and your descendants after you must keep my covenant throughout the ages.”
God promises to be faithful to Abraham and to honor the covenant he has made. He promises to bless him in abundant ways. However, in return he asks Abraham to keep his part of the deal. It can often be hard to follow through with our commitments. Whether it is finishing a task for our parents, completing our homework before we do other things, or even making sure we pray during the day, it sometimes seems like it's hard to be responsible. Part of growing in holiness is being a man or woman of our word and following through with our commitments, no matter how small or large they may seem.
Challenge: Identify some of your commitments/responsibilities as a student, friend, and being part of a family. Think of some of the promises you've made to people in the past that have been hard for you to keep. Pick one and work on being faithful to that commitment for the next couple of days.
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