Taking the Long Way Around Part 1
September 23, 2011
Did you ever hear that, “God helps those who help themselves?” Well, that’s not a biblical idea! Abram and Sarah tried to achieve God’s will their own way…and it was a disaster!
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In Genesis 15, Abram wanted confirmation that God would give him an inheritance. So God required Abram to prepare a very specific type of sacrifice to Him.
September 22, 2011
In God’s covenant with Abram, it was always God who initiated, and Abram who responded in faith. It’s the same with the New Covenant. God made the first move, and we respond to Him.
September 21, 2011
God repeated His promise to Abram, and He expanded upon it. He said that Abram’s descendants would be more numerous than the stars in the sky. And Abram believed.
September 20, 2011
God had promised Abram that He would give him a heritage. But Abram was concerned because he didn’t have an heir. His servant Eliezer would get everything he had.
September 19, 2011
Abram went to war for one reason…to free his nephew Lot from captivity. So he refused to take any reward from the king of Sodom. In this, he showed his integrity.
September 16, 2011
When Abram heard that his nephew was in danger, he acted quickly. This was a new side of Abram. He was a man of faith and a man of peace. But he was also a man of courage.
September 15, 2011
Abram and Lot parted ways, because there wasn’t enough grazing land for all their herds. Lot saw what the world could offer. Abram was concerned with what God wanted.
September 14, 2011
Abraham and his nephew Lot are a study in contrast. Abram was the “friend of God.” Lot was a friend of the world. Lot was like a lot of people today…he tried to lean on someone else’s faith.
September 13, 2011
When Abram disobeyed God by going to Egypt, there were repercussions that affected him and everyone around him. God’s way is always best, even when it’s hard!
September 12, 2011
When Abram encountered hardship in the Promised Land, he went on to Egypt. In the Bible, Egypt is often used as a picture of the world, and of trusting in human resources.
September 9, 2011
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