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For I know the plans I have for you,declares the LORD, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. Jer 29:11 |
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Dear
Friend,
If you do not already have a habit of gathering daily manna the first thing in the morning (we can look at the example given to us in Exodus 16 and find the pattern for make it a habit. Establish your life and your schedule to allow you the necessary time to do your daily collection first thing every morning to give you the strength to make it through the day. And remember that today’s manna will not be sufficient for tomorrow; tomorrow’s manna must be collected tomorrow morning. Saturday, August 13, 2022
Today's Passage : Today's Passage :The Story of Abraham [22] - Sodom Bible Verse:Genesis 18:16-21 (ESV) "Then the men set out from there, and they looked down toward Sodom. And Abraham went with them to set them on their way. The Lord said, “Shall I hide from Abraham what I am about to do, seeing that Abraham shall surely become a great and mighty nation, and all the nations of the earth shall be blessed in him? For I have chosen him, that he may command his children and his household after him to keep the way of the Lord by doing righteousness and justice, so that the Lord may bring to Abraham what he has promised him.” Then the Lord said, “Because the outcry against Sodom and Gomorrah is great and their sin is very grave, I will go down to see whether they have done altogether according to the outcry that has come to me. And if not, I will know.”" Message:
After their meal and discussion, Abraham and the three men apparently travel as normal men would — probably by donkey — until they reach a high point overlooking the city of Sodom, in the Jordan Valley.
The Lord speaks, not in true meditation, but in a form that Abraham is able to understand. He lets Abraham know, in effect, that He has taken him into his confidence. He is continuing the human relationship with Abraham by speaking to him as one person would to another.
He takes this form of interaction to an extreme. God has no need to “go” to Sodom in the form of a man, with limited mobility and vision, to investigate whether the allegations against it are true. He know exactly what has happened. But He is taking Abraham into His confidence; because He is to trust Abraham and his offspring with the sacred duty of representing Him on earth. He is making Abraham a full member of the team, so to speak.
This is also a kindness because Lot, remember, chose to establish his household in the area. So Abraham is to be consulted, although in reality He is consulting Abraham much as a parent would consult a child. A parent might tell a child, “Do you want to leave the cookies in the oven for a minute and see what happens?”, knowing full well that they need to cook for another minute.
Meditation : Prayer : Now to him who by his power within us is able to do far more than we ever dare to ask or imagine — to him be glory in the Church through Jesus Christ for ever and ever,.....Amen |
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