Into the south

“And Abram went up out of Egypt, he, and his wife, and all that he had, and Lot with him, into the south.”

The Lord remained in control of Abraham’s circumstances even though Abraham made some mistakes. The same is true of everyone who believes in the Lord today. What really matters is that we believe in the Lord at some stage and make a total commitment to obeying His commandments. Even though we are not able to live up to His standards we are relying on His grace. The most important thing is to trust Him for He will always keep His Word and He will always maintain His commitments. In Israel, then Canaan, the south is barren while the north is fertile. Egypt is also fertile because it is situated on a river that, most years, is fed by rain far to the south. Abraham went into the barren lands but the Lord was still with Him. There was famine at times and, at other times, Abraham live in marginal country but always walked according to the Lord’s plan and the Lord didn’t ever leave Him throughout the course of His life. We know that Abraham had to wait for twenty five years for the Lord to finally satisfy Abraham’s and Sarah’s deepest longings but the Lord did and, in the end, all that God promised came to pass and nothing was left undone. Today, the promise is for everlasting life and that is as sure as the promises that God made to Abraham. Another promise is that He will come again and even though many esteemed theologians tell us that this won’t happen, it will. He is coming back so the important thing is to make sure that you are believing on the Lord Jesus Christ when He does come back so you won’t be left behind.

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(The view expressed in this blog are my own and should not be taken as inspired in any way.)