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Genesis 13

Oct10

Good morning y’all.  Today we in chapter 13. This chapter we see Lot and Abram go their seperated ways and God reaffirming his promise to Abram.

Be blessed 🙂

Right from the beginning, I think Lot was an additional baggage that Abram didn’t need on his journey (I might be wrong though 🙂 ). I say this because in chapter 12 when God called him, God told him to leave his family and relatives behind of which I think Lot was one of those that was meant to be left behind.

Eventually in this chapter we see that Abram had to be seperated from Lot before he could fully progress.

Abram and Lot had acquired so much that the land couldn’t contain both of them together. Abram realised it was time to separate for the sake of peace. He told Lot it was time to part. I like what Abram did here even though he was the older one, he could have used his older status to dish out a section of the land to Lot and dismiss him, but he didnt do that, rather he humbled himself and gave Lot the option to choose which part of the land he wanted. He also let him choose first.

Now I ask myself why would Abram do that. What If Lot chose the best places and left Abram with the not so good places. Well that’s exactly what happened. But I guess Abram decision was based on the fact that he had finally understood that God is able to provide for him and bless him irrespective of what he has and where he was. He knew that even if Lot chose all the best parts of the land, God can still bless him and prosper him in the left over part that seems not so good. And that’s exactly what happened :). When we truly understand God and His nature, it will positively affect the way we deal with people and circumstances. Abram displayed humility and selflessness.

So Lot looked and the plain lands of the Jordan valley looked so appealing and beautiful. Infact the NLT Version says it was like the garden of the lord…that is the land was so beautiful and fertile, had everything going for it, full of flowers  animals everything you could think of and so Lot chose this land. What he didn’t know was that even though the land was beautiful, the people were very wicked and constantly sinning against God and it was only a matter of time before God’s anger was kindled against them and He will eventually destroy the land.
What looks good on the surface may not necessarily be good after closer inspection. We need to always seek God’s face for direction and guidance so that we don’t miss his best for us and end up where we ought not to be.

The begining of verse 14 jumped out at me while i was reading. It says: “After Lot had gone….” That is until Abram was separated from Lot, God didn’t appear or speak to him again. We need to examine ourselves. What are the things or people we need to be separated from so that God can fully do his work in us. Could it be a relationship God is telling us to break off but we are holding back or someone God is asking us to forgive but we choose to hold on to unforgiveness. Just like Abram until we separate ourselves from those things or people we might never be able to enter and enjoy the best that God has for us.

Now lot had gone and God spoke to Abram and reassured him again that he was gonna bless him and give the land as a permanent possession to his descendants. God said to him to look around as far as his eyes can see. Whatever he could see was gonna belong to his descendants forever. Wow! what a great promise :).

What are you seeing today? Ask God to open your eyes so you can start to see the great future He has in store for you. It may look bad now but remember God is able to turn around a bad situation into a good one. Abram was left with what seemed like the not so good land yet God promised to bless him beyond his wildest imaginations in that land. Wherever you are today, trust God he can make things work for you. Be encouraged 🙂

Again Abram built an altar to the Lord. He thanked God even though he had not yet seen the promise fulfilled. Infact he was childless yet God said I will give this land to your descendants. Still he praised and worshipped God. Friends let’s do the same. Let’s believe the promise, knowing that he who has promised, is faithful to the end. Heb 10:23 and 1 Thessalonians 5:24 says it well.

Let us hold tightly without wavering to the hope we affirm, for God can be trusted to keep his promise. Hebrews 10:23 NLT

God will make this happen, for he who calls you is faithful. 1 Thessalonians 5:24 NLT

Prayer:
Dear Lord we thank you for today. We ask you teach us to be humble and selfless in our dealings with people. We ask that you will guide us and direct us so we don’t stray from the path you have ordained for us. We ask you help us get rid of the things in our lives that are hindering us from moving and entering the rest you have for us. We ask for the grace to trust you more and to continually praise and worship you even in the difficult times. Thank you Lord. In Jesus Name.  Amen.

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Have a wonderful friday and remember, God is faithful.

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

Genesis 12

Oct9

Good morning y’all.  Today we in chapter 12. Here we see the story of Abram’s call.

Be blessed 🙂

God calls Abram. He gives him specific instruction to do and God also tells him the reward of his obedience to the instruction. He was gonna be blessed  and become a great nation……

“The Lord said to Abram: Leave your country, your family, and your relatives and go to the land that I will show you. I will bless you and make your descendants into a great nation. You will become famous and be a blessing to others. I will bless those who bless you, but I will put a curse on anyone who puts a curse on you. Everyone on earth will be blessed because of you“. Genesis 12:1-3 CEVUS06

Abram obeyed God’s instruction. He didn’t know where God was taking him to, yet he still obeyed. He left certainty for uncertainty. For so many of us, God is also calling us to serve him but because we don’t fully know what’s gonna happen we choose to sit still and continue to stay in our comfort zone. Had Abram refused to leave all for this unknown place God told him about, there’s no telling what would have happened. Perhaps we won’t be singing Abraham blessings are mine…, Jesus won’t have come from the lineage of David, there won’t be an Isreal….

Abram was 75 years old when the Lord told him to leave the city of Haran. He obeyed and left with his wife Sarai, his nephew Lot, and all the possessions and slaves they had acquired while in Haran. When they came to the land of Canaan, Genesis 12:4-5 CEVUS06

Even if you don’t know what’s happening or what God’s plans are, still trust Him. We need to know that He who has called us his faithful. Don’t hold back, trust God today and obey his calling.

Abram took Lot. Gods instruction was to leave his relatives and father’s family. Lot was his nephew so he fell into that category but Abram took him along. Perhaps it was because Lots father was dead and also in chapter 11 we found that Abram father too died. So Abram probably felt responsible for Lot.

I’ve always wondered how did Abram know to head to the land of canaan. The instruction in V1 was to go to a land I will show you. Did God show him it was canaan or did he feel led to go to canaan. Not sure on this one. Sometimes what God requires is for us to take that first step and after that’s done the rest will be revealed. Perhaps that’s what happened with Abram. He took the 1st step of packing and rounding his family up to leave haran and go to this unknown place and maybe God seeing his obedience then revealed to him further that he needed to go to canaan.

So Abram got to canaan and then God appeared to him and told him he would give the land to him and his descendants. Abram in return built an altar to God. That is, he offered praise and worship to God  thanking God for the promise even though he hadn’t seen the manifestation yet. Be thankful in advance.

So there was famine in the land and Abram and his wife decided to go to Egypt. They were foreigners there. It gets interesting because Abram told his wife to lie that she is his sister so that they won’t kill him seeing as she’s beautiful to behold and the men in Egypt have a reputation of killing men for their wives. Abram didn’t trust that God could protect him and his wife in this land. He felt he had to do something whatever it takes to keep them safe. How many times do we find ourselves in this kind of situation, where we feel God can’t protect or fight for us so we take matters into our own hands. What was the end result of those situations….did it end well. In Abram’s case it almost didn’t end well if not for God who intervened.  Pharaoh took sarai in and gave Abram gifts in return for her. God punished pharaoh for his action and pharaoh sent sarai and Abram packing.
Let’s learn to trust God for everything we need and in all situations.

Prayer:

Dear Lord we thank you for today. We ask you give us grace to obey and trust you even when we don’t know what lies ahead. Thank you Lord. We know out today and tomorrow is secured in you. In Jesus Name.  Amen.

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Have a blessed day and remember to trust in God no matter what today brings 🙂

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