Indistinguishable

“And Abraham said unto his eldest servant of his house, that ruled over all that he had, Put, I pray thee, thy hand under my thigh: And I will make thee swear by the LORD, the God of heaven, and the God of the earth, that thou shalt not take a wife unto my son of the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I dwell: But thou shalt go unto my country, and to my kindred, and take a wife unto my son Isaac.”

This passage deals with the issue of separation. These days the entire concept is not politically correct. We are not allowed to discriminate against people who look different but we are allowed to discriminate against people who think differently from currently accepted thinking. However, Abraham didn’t want his son to marry a Canaanite woman so he sent his head servant to his homeland to find a wife from that region. Why would Abraham want to discriminate against the Canaanites? The clue is found in Gen 15: 16 where we read that the iniquity of the Amorites was not yet full. God was dealing with the Amorites in grace by giving them time to see Abraham and his holy life and be drawn to God. However, these people had a religion based on fertility and they were debased. So much so that they would sacrifice their own children to their gods so that they could get what they wanted. Abraham knew that this kind of debasement would contaminate his son and soon he would be indistinguishable from these debased people. Christians should take note of this and understand the importance of separation. If we want to bring glory to God then we need to live according to His high standards. If we are indistinguishable from the people around us then we have nothing to offer them and they won’t be drawn to Christ as Saviour. Without Christ as their Saviour they will spend eternity burning in hell.

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