Made sure unto Abraham

“And Abraham hearkened unto Ephron; and Abraham weighed to Ephron the silver, which he had named in the audience of the sons of Heth, four hundred shekels of silver, current money with the merchant. And the field of Ephron, which was in Machpelah, which was before Mamre, the field, and the cave which was therein, and all the trees that were in the field, that were in all the borders round about, were made sure Unto Abraham for a possession in the presence of the children of Heth, before all that went in at the gate of his city. And after this, Abraham buried Sarah his wife in the cave of the field of Machpelah before Mamre: the same is Hebron in the land of Canaan. And the field, and the cave that is therein, were made sure unto Abraham for a possession of a buryingplace by the sons of Heth.”

Abraham had a long term view of life rather than a short term view. He looked forward to a time when he would enjoy everlasting life and was willing to make some sacrifices in the present. There are many people today who say things like “no pain, no gain”. They are willing to make sacrifices now with the hope that these sacrifices will pay off in the future, even though there are no guarantees. However, with everlasting life there are guarantees, the Lord Jesus Christ paid the price with His own sinless blood. How willing are we to enjoy a secure future with guarantees? As far as Abraham was concerned, God not only blessed him with an everlasting blessing, he also saw some real enjoyment in his earthly life as well. Are we willing just to trust God and accept His security or do we want to fight hard for something that will not exist beyond the grave?

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