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  The God of Abraham         [Acts 7:1-8]     A promise is a promise.   President Lincoln was a man who kept his promises, especially those made to his mother.   One day, President Abraham Lincoln was riding in a carriage with a Union colonel who had come from Kentucky.   The colonel took out a bottle of whiskey from his pocket and offered President Lincoln a drink.   President Lincoln declined, saying, ‘Thank you, but I do not drink whiskey.’   A little while later, the colonel pulled out a pipe and offered it to President Lincoln.   Again, President Lincoln declined, saying, ‘No, thank you, Colonel.’   Then, President Lincoln explained, ‘Let me tell you why I do not drink alcohol or smoke.   When I was about nine years old, my mother called me to her bedside.   She was very ill.   'Abe,' she said, 'the doctor tells me I may not recover.   I want you to be a good man.   Promi...