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Genesis 20

Oct17

Good morning y’all. Today we in Genesis 20. In this chapter we see Abraham repeat the same mistake he made in chapter 12 .He lied that Sarah was his sister and as a result an entire household almost died!

Be blessed 🙂

S – Scriptures that stood out for me
Genesis 20:6-7 MSG : God said to him in the dream, “Yes, I know your intentions were pure, that’s why I kept you from sinning against me; I was the one who kept you from going to bed with her. So now give the man’s wife back to him. He’s a prophet and will pray for you—pray for your life. If you don’t give her back, know that it’s certain death both for you and everyone in your family.”

O – Observations
O1) Abraham once again didn’t trust God enough to keep him and Sarah safe in their travels. He lied to Abimelech that Sarah was his sister. Fair enough she was his half sister but he conveniently forgot the bit that she was also his wife. He did this because he was scared of the men in the town killing him for Sarah.
Do we trust God enough to know that if he has called us, he will keep us safe. He is the one who said I will go before you and make every crooked path straight.
Lying is never the solution to the problem. If at all it creates more problem.

O2) Abrahams lie almost cost Abimelech and his entire household a death sentence. Had the king slept with Sarah that would have been the end eveb though he took her in based on the information he was given. Thank God for mercy, God revealed the truth to him in a dream and asked him to return Sarah to her husband. He obeyed. I particularly like what God said to him in v5, He said I knew your intentions were pure that’s why i kept you from sinning….God knows the intent of our heart and he will always come to help us. Even when we are unaware that we are going in the wrong direction, God is faithful, He doesnt just sit back and let us miss it, No he always looks for ways to point us back to the right direction as he did for Abimelech.

O3) Abimelech obeyed God and returned Sarah to her husband and he even blessed them both with gifts. Abraham prayed for him and his wife and servants were able to conceive again. Had Abimelech not heeded God’s voice, his wife and servants would still be barren and they would have died.

A – Application

A1) Let’s trust God with every aspect of our Lives no matter how irrelevant we may feel it is

A2) Let’s endeavour with the help of the holy spirit to always be truthful even if the truth has consequences.

P – Prayer
Dear Lord we thank you for today. We pray you help us trust you with all that we are and have. Help us to always speak the truth even when we know there are consequences. We ask that you will always guide us and when are going astray you will lead us aright and give us the grace to follow your direction. We love you Lord. In Jesus Name. Amen

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Genesis 19

Oct16

Good morning y’all.  Today we in chapter 19 of Genesis. Here we see Sodom and Gomorrah be destroyed, Lot and his family saved and the deplorable act committed by Lots daughters.

I’ll be using the SOAP method today

Be blessed 🙂

S – Scriptures that stood out for me

Genesis 19:16 NLT: When Lot still hesitated, the angels seized his hand and the hands of his wife and two daughters and rushed them to safety outside the city, for the lord was merciful.

O – Observations

O1) God is Patient and merciful to us. Lot was hesitant in leaving the town. Perhaps he was afraid of what’s to come. God was merciful to him seeing as He had promised Abraham he won’t destroy Lot and his family. Sometimes we too like Lot are hesitant to step out of our comfort zone but thank God for his patience and mercy He keeps prodding and prodding till we finally step out.

O2) God protects his own. The Angels led him out of the city safely and told them he would not destroy until they were safely in the village

O3) There is a price for disobedience. The Angels gave Lot and his family instruction not to look back but Lots wife decided to and she became a pillar of salt.

O4) God knows best. Lot couldn’t stay in Zoar anymore and he moved to the hill country. This was the same hill country the angels told him to move to earlier but he bargained with them to let him stay in Zoar instead. When we step outside of God’s will, we won’t be comfortable or at peace till we are back where He wants us to be.

O5) Verses 31 – 38 – I couldn’t believe I was reading the bible while reading these verses. It felt like I was reading a scandal magazine!. The bible is full of surprises and it sure ain’t boring :). 
2 things i picked out from the verses:
1) Don’t get drunk!. When you are drunk, things that you will naturally reject, you end up doing. Its a lot more easier to fall into sin as you are no longer in control of yourself. I’m sure Lot wouldn’t have agreed to sleep with his daughters if he wasn’t drunk.
2) Be on guard at all times. Even those who are your relatives don’t always have good intentions for you. Surely Lots daughters must have known what they planned was a sin in the eyes of God seeing as God just destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah for similar offences.

Interestingly though, Ruth who was in the lineage of Jesus was a Moabite. Moab is the son of Lot and his eldest daughter. God always knows how to turn what the enemy meant for evil around for good!

A – Application

A1) Trust God for safety and protection from all that’s going on around us and obey whatever instructions He has given us.

A2) Avoid being drunk…The end result is never good.

P – Prayer
Dear Lord we thank you for today. We pray your protection over us and our families. Give us the grace to be obedient to whatever it is you require of us and help us to trust that you always know whats best for us. In Jesus Name. Amen

Thanks for joining today. Pls feel free to leave your thots on the chapter especially on the actions of Lots daughters.

Have a blessed day. Remember God is Sovereign and knows best.

***With God all things are possible***