TAKING POSSESSION OF THE PROMISE “I am the LORD God of Abraham thy father, and the God of Isaac: the land whereon thou liest, to thee will I give it.”—Genesis 28:13. TIMOROUS souls find much difficulty in laying hold upon the promises of God as being made to themselves: they fear that it would be a presumption to grasp things so good and precious. As a general rule, we may consider that if we have faith to grasp a promise, that promise is ours. He who gives us the key which will fit the lock of his