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Separated from family but not the Lord

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On June 24, 2014

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The Bible in Genesis 13:14 states that Lot separated from Abram, his uncle, to settle the strife that had arisen between his herdmen and his uncle’s, upon Abram’s plea to not be in conflict within the family. Come to think of it, this was Abram’s second time being separated from his own (family) for the Lord had once before told Abram to leave his father’s house, his relatives and go to the land that God was going to show him (Genesis 12:1) and after Abram’s father’s death, Abram left his family in Haran where he had dwelt with his father and separated from his living relatives (Genesis 12:4), journeying to where God was leading him.

Separation from family members usually result in a sense of loneliness and in some cases despair, but here we see that after the separation, the voice of the Lord was heard by Abram, with blessing, and where the Lord is, there is no loneliness.

Points to ponder:
Are you feeling lonely and left all alone? Death or divorce could have caused that separation and when our very own leave us, we feel lonely with a sense of despair, but we can take solace in the fact, the Lord will never leave us nor forsake us. After any separation, let us incline your ear, for we may hear the voice of the Lord with a blessing for our life. There is no loneliness when the Lord is with you.

Genesis 13:14 (KJV)
14 And the Lord said unto Abram, after that Lot was separated from him, Lift up now thine eyes, and look from the place where thou art northward, and southward, and eastward, and westward:

WYSI NOT WYG

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On June 23, 2014

In Christian, Genesis, Through the Bible, To obey or not to obey

People in the technology industry are likely to be familiar with the acronym WYSIWYG (pronounced wiz-ee-wig) which stands for What You See Is What You Get. This is used in computing to describe, that the content displayed (what you see) pre-production is the final output (is what you get) as well. However, in the Bible we see an account of this, not necessarily being true. It is given  in the book of Genesis chapter 13.

Abram offers Lot his nephew the first pick of the land to settle the dispute that had arisen between his herdmen and Lot’s. And Lot lifted up his eyes and saw all the well watered plains of Jordan, which included the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah, and chose it for himself. But then the Scripture continues to record (in this account) that the men of Sodom where exceedingly wicked and sinful. While Lot saw the external well watered plain, he did not see the wicked people of the land in it, and in that sense, what he saw was not what he got.

Points to ponder:
Many a times, we like Lot, go after what we see, externally, without taking time to look at the core of what we seek and see. By choosing for ourselves the things that please our eyes, we deprive God of his right of choosing for us. Are you taking time to ensure that with the well-watered things we seek and see, we don’t also end up in a place that is wicked and sinful in the sight of God, for What you See is NOT always What you Get. Let God choose for you!

Genesis 13:10-13 (KJV)
10 And Lot lifted up his eyes, and beheld all the plain of Jordan, that it was well watered every where, before the Lord destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah, even as the garden of the Lord, like the land of Egypt, as thou comest unto Zoar.
11 Then Lot chose him all the plain of Jordan; and Lot journeyed east: and they separated themselves the one from the other.
12 Abram dwelled in the land of Canaan, and Lot dwelled in the cities of the plain, and pitched his tent toward Sodom.
13 But the men of Sodom were wicked and sinners before the Lord exceedingly.

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