Our first priority

Genesis 25: 1-8 “Then again Abraham took a wife, and her name was Keturah. And she bare him Zimran, and Jokshan, and Medan, and Midian, and Ishbak, and Shuah. And Jokshan begat Sheba, and Dedan. And the sons of Dedan were Asshurim, and Letushim, and Leummim. And the sons of Midian; Ephah, and Epher, and Hanoch, and Abida, and Eldaah. All these were the children of Keturah. And Abraham gave all that he had unto Isaac. But unto the sons of the concubines, which Abraham had, Abraham gave gifts, and sent them away from Isaac his son, while he yet lived, eastward, unto the east country. And these are the days of the years of Abraham’s life which he lived, an hundred threescore and fifteen years. Then Abraham gave up the ghost, and died in a good old age, an old man, and full of years; and was gathered to his people.”

Abraham spent a long and productive time with Sarah but he got on with the rest of his life after his wife died. The apostle Paul suggested that a person is better not to get remarried (1 Cor 7: 39, 40) after they are widowed but it is a matter of personal choice. The big issue here is that Abraham maintained faith with God but allowing the “promised son” to inherit everything while he gave gifts to his other sons and sent them away. It is always good for us, as Christians, be be generous and compassionate but trusting the Lord should always be our first priority.

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