No time to write over the weekend, so a lot has happened since I wrote last. Let's see, there was the discussion of circumcision with my 11-year-old son--that was fun.
And Lot's reaction to the 2 men--who would offer their daughters over 2 strangers to a raging crowd? Just goes to show that if you surround yourself with bad it's gonna rub off. And yet, because of Abraham's prayers of protection, God rescued Lot and his family. It's good to have prayer warriors surrounding you!
And there was Lot's wife turning to salt--coining the phrase "There's no looking back!" There's a "lot" of truth in that one. If you spend your time looking back, you will never be able to move forward.
There's the repetition of events happening in a place called Hebron. That strikes a cord to me because of Hebron Presbyterian Church (see the link).
There's the constant thread running through it all of "God will provide." He provided the real sacrifice for Abraham, so he wouldn't have to sacrifice his only son (Foreshadowing perhaps to our Lord's sacrifice) and He provided the wife for Isaac. I love both of those stories, especially since we have a son who took a test drug for leukemia. A decision that was prayed over fiercely and was easily made once I remembered Abraham's willing to sacrifice and once I had prayed to God, "Would you put your son through that?" and laughed as I realized that I clearly knew the answer because He had put His son through even worse. Then to realize that I had laughed outloud while talking to God, put me right back to Sarah who laughed at the miracle God worked in her life. I still laugh with my God when I think of the connections!
God, Thanks for providing laughter when there could be tears. I need you to provide more time for this blog as well and peace, not pressure for this goal I have set. I know that great things can happen with obedience, trust, and laughter!!
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