Monday, May 5, 2008
Genesis 12:1-5 (NIV)
1 The LORD had said to Abram, "Leave your country, your people and your father's household and go to the land I will show you. 2 "I will make you into a great nation and I will bless you; I will make your name great, and you will be a blessing. 3 I will bless those who bless you, and whoever curses you I will curse; and all peoples on earth will be blessed through you." 4 So Abram left, as the LORD had told him; and Lot went with him. Abram was seventy-five years old when he set out from Haran. 5 He took his wife Sarai, his nephew Lot, all the possessions they had accumulated and the people they had acquired in Haran, and they set out for the land of Canaan, and they arrived there.
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Abram is a truly blessed guy, since God approached him and poured out so much blessing to him. There were so many others whom God could probably have approached, but I assume Abram was righteous and faithful in His eyes. But at the same time, it must has also have very scary for Abram to hear a voice that told him what to do in future. Serai, Lot and others must have thought that he was crazy and probably contradicted him initially when they first heard of their planned move to the land of Canaan. But surely, Abram was convinced of the faithful Lord and obeyed Him accordingly.
this posted comment reminds me of later verses from the bible that directly talk to us (especially those who have been blessed with the ability and opportunity to study His word) about the importance of obeying God:
1) Why do you call me, 'Lord, Lord,' and do not do what I say? (Luke 6:46)
2) Not many of you should presume to be teachers, my brothers, because you know that we who teach will be judged more strictly. (James 3:1)
3) From everyone who has been given much, much will be demanded; and from the one who has been entrusted with much, much more will be asked. (Luke 12:48)
Indeed what a blessing Abraham received!
Also welcome back Rectgolfer!
Some powerful verses you've quoted. These verses reminds me of the parable of dalents. Master wants to see the effort of His servants regardless of the amount given. However it does seem that He expects more from those He entrusted more.
Abraham received so much thus it is expected and wanted to do just that much. Then what about us? Are we so different from the blessings that Abraham got? I think we have received the same or even more. I do have the fear of not using everything that I've received to do God's will.
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