Today's Passage: Genesis 13-15
Two things came to me while reading these passages. The first is a byproduct of my enjoyment of all things historical and military related. Just this past week I turned on the history channel to find a program titled "Bible battles". The premise of the show was to outline and describe battles that took place in the bible. What struck me was they began with the story of Abram rescuing Lot. It is the first Biblical recording of an organized group of people setting out to attack another, in this case to rescue Lot. The show noted three things about the battle: 1) That one man, Abram, was in charge. 2) That he directed the men to split up so that they could attack from multiple directions. 3) That they intentionally waited for night fall before they attack. I would say three very smart and strategical decisions when facing a much larger and better prepared group of people.
The second thing that came to me was how much we struggle with God keeping His side of a covenant. The best description of a covenant I have heard is this: A contract is something that if one of the two parties involved does not maintain their end, the whole thing is off. A covenant, however, is where no matter what either party does the other always holds up their end. This is why God describes His promises to us as covenants. The covenant that God made with Abram in Genesis 15 was not any greater or smaller than the covenant that God makes with us. Yet Abram's response is similar to our own. How many times have we asked God "how can I know that...(it will come true)"? I mean do we really believe that the God that created everything wouldn't keep His end of a promise? As hard as it is for me to admit, from time to time my answer is yes. Yet, even though we doubt, God has always held up his end of the bargain. Story after story in scripture reminds us of this truth.
So what I have challenged myself with is this: Hasn't God proven an immeasurable amount of times that He will hold up His end? In return, shouldn't I repay Him by believing what He has already proven?
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