Then the Lord appeared to Abram and said, “To your descendants I will give this land.” And there he built an altar to the Lord, who had appeared to him. (Gen 12,7)

Abram deals with all the changes that moving to an unknown country has brought with it - and although they are not all pleasant, so far he can be positive in viewing his situation, the good prevails. As we saw, he learns to look up and builds altars for God, who called him to this land. If the new situation arouses uncertainty, he overcomes it by worshiping the Most High. Abram thus begins to take spontaneous positions of faith. So far, however, it is far from the faith "in spite of" - the future Abrahamic faith for which he was called its father. In the meantime he believes that now, after he obeyed God's voice, the most important expectation (the promise of the offspring) will surely be fulfilled soon. There can be no doubt that his new God is truthful!

In the beginning God "spoke to Abram". Apparently it was not just easily perceived words that forced him to leave his entire known world and go to Canaan, but the experience of the powerful presence of the highest power. Now that he has entered Canaan, the revelation is increasing: here God "appears" to him (12:7) and confirms his promise.

Scripture says that no one saw God (1 Tim. 6:16), and so even Abram did not see the whole picture. But he saw at least a reflection of it, just as Moses later did.

If a person goes in the right direction, God approaches him despite all the stumbling and falling, and he "sees" (knows) more and more. Although we will not avoid desert seasons, they will end one day. If we are right in our walk with God, our inner consciousness testifies to us that we are getting closer and closer to Him.