Genesis 26: 26-31: “Then Abimelech went to him from Gerar, and Ahuzzath one of his friends, and Phichol the chief captain of his army. And Isaac said unto them, Wherefore come ye to me, seeing ye hate me, and have sent me away from you? And they said, We saw certainly that the LORD was with thee: and we said, Let there be now an oath betwixt us, even betwixt us and thee, and let us make a covenant with thee; That thou wilt do us no hurt, as we have not touched thee, and as we have done unto thee nothing but good, and have sent thee away in peace: thou art now the blessed of the LORD. And he made them a feast, and they did eat and drink. And they rose up betimes in the morning, and sware one to another: and Isaac sent them away, and they departed from him in peace.”
If the Lord is with someone then it will be obvious to the rest of the world. The Lord blessed Isaac and everyone could see that he was prospering far more than anyone else in the entire region. This meant that the people who lived close by were afraid of Isaac. They didn’t want to attack him and they didn’t want him to attack them. In either case things would not turn to their advantage. This reminds me of Ephesians 1: 3 (“Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ:”) Some people try to persuade us that we have to be rich or famous if we believe in the Lord Jesus Christ but that theory is completely disproved by His own life. However, we have spiritual blessings that we world can never give to anyone. In Jeremiah, the Lord promises that in the future day, when His people submit to Him then they shall be satisfied with His goodness (Jer 31: 14). This can be true of everyone who believes in the Lord Jesus Christ as their Saviour. In Phil 2: 11 the apostle Paul said “Not that I speak in respect of want: for I have learned, in whatsoever state I am, therewith to be content.” He also said in 1 Tim 6: 6 “godliness with contentment is great gain.” Paul also said “Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.” (Heb 13: 5). The Lord was with Isaac (Isaac is now with the Lord compare Luke 16: 23-25) and He is with us every moment of every day so we can be content. Contentment requires effort but a person who is content is the richest person in the world for they don’t want any more and you can’t take anything away from them for contentment is a state of mind. If we are content with His goodness then we will draw people to the Lord Jesus Christ.
(The view expressed in this blog are my own and should not be taken as inspired in any way.)
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