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Pass not away (I pray)

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On January 8, 2015

In Christian, Genesis, Through the Bible

Genesis 18:3-5 lists out three requests of Abraham to the Lord when he saw the Lord with two other men standing outside his tent. Genesis 18:3 reads “And [Abraham] said, My Lord, if now I have found favour in thy sight, pass not away, I pray thee, from thy servant:” The first of Abraham’s request (plea) was for the Lord to “pass not away”, but note how Abraham addresses the visitor, as My Lord and himself as Lord’s servant. Also note how Abraham confirms the Lord’s favor on him. If the Lord was to leave Abraham’s presence and passed by, then Abraham would have known that the Lord’s favor was not on him.

When Jesus is standing by us (as the Lord was standing by Abraham – Genesis 18:2), the favor of God is upon us and like Abraham, we must pray, that the Lord (Jesus) pass not away. Because Jesus became the passover lamb for the Salvation of mankind, God’s favor does not pass away from us and is with us, in and through Jesus who stands by us. Let us therefore pray that the Lord pass not away (from our presence) ever.

Points to ponder:
Let our prayer be, “My Lord, Pass not away from me, your servant. Pass not away, I pray.”

Genesis 18:3 (KJV)
3 And said, My Lord, if now I have found favour in thy sight, pass not away, I pray thee, from thy servant:

Run to Worship

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On January 6, 2015

In Christian, Genesis, Through the Bible

Genesis 18:2 reads “And he lift up his eyes and looked, and, lo, three men stood by him: and when he saw them, he ran to meet them from the tent door, and bowed himself toward the ground,” Did you notice, that as soon as Abraham lifted his eyes and saw the three men standing by (one of who was the Lord and the two others angelic beings), he ran to meet them from his tent door and bowed himself toward the ground.

While this may at first seems like a natural reaction, close scrutiny reveals certain hidden treasures in this account. First, when we see someone outside your house or place of dwelling, how often do you and I run toward them and bow down to them? I believe, that though Abraham’s reactions may have been customary in the times he lived, it reveals certain behavior that each one of us should follow when we encounter the Lord. Abraham recognized who it was, just as a friend would recognize another friend (James 2:23), for the next verse reads that he addressed the men as “My LORD”. Additionally Abraham ran from his tent door. A tent is a place of temporary dwelling and while many of us hold on to our temporary residence on earth, Abraham does exactly the opposite and in haste runs towards the Lord. Furthermore, Abraham bowed down to the ground when he came to the Lord in an attitude of worship.

Points to ponder:
When we lift our eyes of our heart and look at the Lord, do we run toward him and fall down before him in worship of him? Think about it. Do we run to worship? If not, we ought to.

Genesis 18:2 (KJV)
2 And he lift up his eyes and looked, and, lo, three men stood by him: and when he saw them, he ran to meet them from the tent door, and bowed himself toward the ground,

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