The Word Of The Lord

After these things the word of the LORD came to Abram in a vision, saying, “Do not be afraid, Abram. I am your shield, your exceedingly great reward.” Genesis 15:1

Your name and mine may not be Abram, but the Lord gives to you and me promises like unto this one in our verse for today. The Word of the Lord came to this man in a vision. No reason is given for why Abram was afraid, and yet the message begins with the same command as most meetings with the Word seem to start with: do not be afraid. Apparently it was the strangeness and awesomeness of this sudden meeting that beget the fear in Abram. And so, the first thing this Word must get past is the fear in Abram. We can relate to that, for like Abram we live in a time when fear comes easily to us. And then that promise, protection and reward. "I am," the Word states, "your shield , your exceedingly great reward." Not just any reward, but an exceedingly great reward!

One might wonder why I have capitalized what the Bible does not in this verse. The Word of the Lord gives to Abram a promise that begins with 'I am', telling me that this word was a person speaking to Abram in a vision, and since only One can make a promise such as this and keep it for all time, then this must be the Lord Himself. The same one John said in his gospel was the Word made flesh, Jesus.

You and I are under the protection of the Lord, He is our shield!

Bucky