Today's Scripture [1-30-13]

   And when Abram was ninety years old and
nine, the LORD appeared to Abram, and said
unto him, I am the Almighty God; walk before
me, and be thou perfect.
   And I will make my covenant between me and
thee, and will  multiply thee exceedingly.
   And Abram fell on his face: and God talked
with him, saying,
   As for me, behold, my covenant is with thee,
and thou shalt be a father of many nations.
   Neither shall thy name any more be called
Abram, but thy name shall be Abraham; for a
father of many nations have I made thee.
   And I will make thee exceeding fruitful, and
I will make nations of thee, and kings shall come
out of thee.
   And I will establish my covenant between me
and thee and thy seed after thee in their genera-
tions for an everlasting covenant, to be a God
unto thee, and to thy seed after thee.
   And I will give unto thee, and to thy seed after
thee, the land wherein thou art a stranger, all the
land of Canaan, for an everlasting possession;
and I will be their God.
   And God said unto Abraham, Thou shalt keep
my covenant therefore, thou, and thy seed after
thee in their generations.
   This is my covenant, which ye shall keep, be-
tween me and you and thy seed after thee; Every
man child among you shall be circumcised. . .
   And God said unto Abraham, As for Sarai thy
wife, thou shalt not call her name Sarai, but
Sarah shall her name be.
   And I will bless her, and give thee a son also
of her: yea, I will bless her, and she shall be a
mother of nations; kings of people shall be of her.
   Then Abraham fell upon his face, and laughed,
and said in his heart, Shall a child be born unto
him that is an hundred years old? and shall Sarah,
that is ninety years old, bear?
   And Abraham said unto God, O that Ishmael
might live before thee!
   And God said, Sarah thy wife shall bear thee a
son indeed; and thou shalt call his name Isaac:
and I will establish my covenant with him for an
everlasting covenant, and with his seed after him.
   And as for Ishmael, I have heard thee: Behold,
I have blessed him, and will make him fruitful,
and will multiply him exceedingly; twelve princes
shall he beget, and I will make him a great nation.
   But my covenant will I establish with Isaac,
which Sarah shall bear unto thee at this set time
in the next year.

                   ~ Genesis 17:1-10, 15-21 KJV