On the heels of a glorious victory in faith (Gensis

14), we read that Abram's faith is beginning to wane. However, it

is in that very moment that God reassures Abram by pointing him to

the object of his faith. As God establishes a covenant with Abram,

we encounter why faith is so indispensable for a relationship with

God. In fact, Paul would point in Romans 4 to this very event as an

example as to the only means by which we can be made right with

God.