Welcome to the in touch podcast with Charles Stanley for Monday, November 13th.

Faith is a gift of God, but also a skill believers have to learn.

Let's take some time to examine the profile of a man who got

some very practical instruction on the requirements of faith.

Genesis chapter 12 begins the life of Abraham, a man certainly known by his faith.

But one of the things I love about the scripture is that not only does it give us the characteristics,

the good characteristics and character qualities of these godly men, but it also shows us their weaknesses, their

frailties, their failures, their faults, and in the process of sifting through all that,

you and I learned some awesome principles of how to live this life.

One of the things it's so true in the life of Abraham is God's, listen, God's unsearchable

and indescribable love.

Even amidst his faults and his failures, God loved him, even

amidst his faults and failures, and oftentimes his unbelief, God continued to work in his life and

accomplish his purpose in his life.

Chapter 12.

Now the Lord said Abram, go forth from your country and from your relatives and from your father's

house to the land which I will show you.

And I will make you a great nation and I will

bless you and make your name great and so you shall be a blessing and I will bless

those who bless you and the one who curses you I will curse and in

you all the families of the earth shall be blessed. Now with that in mind and we

will continue a part of his life here.

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