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WEDNESDAY
OCTOBER 21, 2020
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RUSSELL SANDERS
10-21-2020
ABRAHAM PART 8
Abram made a “flesh decision” based upon his own “wisdom” to mitigate the circumstances of famine in the Negev, the dry place. He began his journey to Egypt where there was ample food.
As he approached near to Egypt, he realized a potential danger to his life. It had to do with his wife Sarai. Even at the approximate age of 70, she was a very beautiful woman, so much so that Pharaoh may wish to take her as a wife. Abram thought that if Pharaoh knew that Sarai was his wife, he would probably have killed him and take her. Pharaoh could not take a married woman, but he could take a widow.
Be aware that people of that day lived much longer than we do now, and they age more slowly. Even at her age, she was still a gorgeous woman, even if she might be past normal child-bearing time.
Sarai was Abram’s wife, but she was also his half-sister. Abram concocted a story designed to save his life should Pharaoh show interest in her. If Pharaoh inquired about her, Abram would say, “She is my sister”, with no indication that she was married. If Pharaoh then took her to be a wife, Abram would let her go but he would still be alive.
It was a half-truth that she was his sister, but the other half (wife) left out was a deliberate plan to deceive. Abram was more worried about his own skin than anyone else. A half truth with a deliberate intention to give a wrong impression is still a lie.
Sure enough, upon arriving in Egypt, the princes saw her to be an outstanding beauty and presented her to Pharaoh, supposedly to gain favor with him. Pharaoh did indeed like what he saw and took Sarai into his house with the intention of taking her as a wife.
Let us think on this a minute. Abram, later re-named Abraham, was chosen by God for favor. Jews two thousand years later still so highly revere “Father Abraham,” that they placed their “eternal hope” upon him, and the covenant God had made with him (a future subject). Yet, here was a flawed man, who left God’s promised land, went to Egypt outside of God’s plan, and lied to Pharaoh to save his own skin. Does this look like the “Hall of Fame” pillar of “Faith” that we see in Hebrews chapter eleven? Not even close! But wait, God is not finished with Abram yet. He is still a work in progress.
Aren’t we all still a work in progress? Just as Abram was not perfect, neither are you or me. God is still working on us to make us what He wants us to be. As we continue this study, we will see God’s “perfecting” work in Abram, just as we are still being perfected to His plan. Stay close to Jesus and His plan for you will one day be completed. You shall have a “glorified body” in heaven. Don’t give up the “race” of life.
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HELEN SANDERS
10-21-2020
THE BENEFIT OF TRIBULATION
If I were to ask people if they like to wait, I will have to say that in most cases the answer would be a loud NO! Most of us want things to come together in “our timing” and often because it doesn’t, we get upset.
Waiting could be called “patience” in the list of virtues that are the fruit of the Spirit. Did you know patience is often developed through adversity? The scripture tells us in Romans 5:3 “And not only so, but we glory in tribulations also: knowing that tribulation worketh patience.”
Tribulation is defined as pressure, affliction, anguish, burdened, persecution, trouble. Those don’t sound like things any of us want in our life, but through these adverse things one of two things will happen. We will either live an overcoming victorious life, or we will live a defeated life. These things (tribulations) serve as sandpaper, rubbing off our rough edges. Most of us have plenty of rough edges, but the sanding process is necessary to become polished. Then, when we become perfectly polished, the reflection of Jesus is seen in us when others look at us.
Having difficult days? Well, you can learn to praise the Lord through them, or mumble and grumble and complain. The Hebrew children in the wilderness grumbled and it cost them 40 years in the wilderness. Many died because of this. God is not trying to destroy us through the “growing patience” process, he is trying to refine us. Tribulation brings us into the fire and burns away all that is not of God. The apostle Paul asked God to remove those “thorns in his side” that he was dealing with, but God said that his grace was sufficient.
We are to bless those that curse us and pray for those that spitefully use us. We cannot harbor any offense, or eventually we will have a hardened heart. When that happens, it takes breaking our heart for God to get through to us.
God wants us to live a life of victory, that comes through praise, and worship. The next time you have opportunity to be upset, take a deep breath, know that God will get you through the problem and know that your praise defeats Satan’s attacks that come. When things don’t bother us anymore then we know that the flesh part of us has been crucified. Very few get to that point, but we must all aim for it! I’m believing for you to reach that point!
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What year was the first African American accepted into the U.S. Naval Academy??
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In 1818 the U.S. and Canada established this parallel as a boundary between them?
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The correct answer is: The 49th parallel
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WHAT DID JESUS TEACH
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POWER OF PRAYER
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What was Abraham's father's name?
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YESTERDAY'S
BIBLE QUIZ QUESTION:
What does the name Jacob mean?
The Correct answer is: supplanter
40% answered correctly with supplanter
20% answered incorrectly with Laughter
20% answered incorrectly with Messenger
20% answered incorrectly with God is my friend
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SCRIPTURE FOR THE DAY
And the LORD said, Behold the people is one, and they have all one language; and this they begin to do: and now nothing will be restrained from them, which they have imagined to do.
Genesis 11:6 KJV
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What Bible lady concerned herself too much with housework and cooking?
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YESTERDAY'S QUIZ
In the beginning was the -------
and the --------
was with God
The correct answer is: Word
100% answered correctly
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