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God in the Circumstances

Posted in Haran, Terah, Ur, tagged , , , on July 9, 2010| Leave a Comment »

And [God] said unto him, I am the LORD that brought thee out of Ur of the Chaldees, to give thee this land to inherit it. – Genesis 15:7

Abraham lived in Haran when he heard God’s call on his life. Terah, Abraham’s dad, had years before moved the family from Ur, about a thousand miles away. As far as Abraham was concerned his faith adventure started in Haran but not according to God. Ur was from where God said he brought Abraham from.

Circumstances and events in our lives are not random events until we find Christ, from our very beginning God is actively involved orchestrating our character, composition, and desires to bring us to himself.

“God … separated me from my mother’s womb, and called me by his grace” – Paul (Galatians 1:15b)

– fritz

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>Being "Good" is Not enough…

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , on May 19, 2010| Leave a Comment »

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[God] “rescued Lot, a good man, who was distressed by the immoral conduct of lawless people.” – 2nd Peter 2:7 (GNB)

The story of Abraham’s nephew, Lot, is a sordid tail. While Lot would not be considered “good” by our standards, God saw his heart and his grief over evil.

Though God rescued him from destruction, being “good” wasn’t enough for Lot to win the moral battle in his society or his family, and neither will it be enough for us.

I think Lot’s flaw is seen in his choices. When Abraham offered to share the land Lot’s desire was to have the best of what the world had to offer and he chose accordingly1 .

Abraham, on the other hand, living at the same time, in the same general vicinity2 , and with just as much wealth, focused on trust and obedience to the God who had called him to leave all and follow3 .

Abraham lived in the world, Lot had the world living in him4 , and the results were totally different.

1 – Genesis 13:10-11
2 – Genesis 19:28
3 – Genesis 12:1
4 – “The World, evil or just misunderstood“

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