Genesis 12-15

Reading for Saturday January 4, 2020
Genesis 12-15
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This jumped out at me:
Genesis 15: 1-6
 After these things the word of the Lord came to Abram in a vision: "Fear not, Abram, I am your shield; your reward shall be very great."
But Abram said, "O Lord GOD, what will you give me, for I continue childless, and the heir of my house is Eliezer of Damascus?" And Abram said, "Behold, you have given me no offspring, and a member of my household will be my heir." And behold, the word of the Lord came to him: "This man shall not be your heir; your very own son shall be your heir."  And he brought him outside and said, "Look toward heaven, and number the stars, if you are able to number them." Then he said to him, "So shall your offspring be."  And he believed the Lord, and he counted it to him as righteousness.

My take:
     Abram believed the Lord.  The word "believed" means much more than acknowledging the existence of the Lord.  God counted his "belief" as righteousness.  I think that, possibly, the English translation loses some of the strength of the word.  The word "believe" used here and in many other Bible verses conveys a sense of deep trust and commitment, not just acknowledgment or understanding.