Channels of GodÂ’s Blessings.
God is with you in all that you do. Genesis 21:22
TodayÂ’s text is a statement made by Abimelech as he approached Abraham to form a covenant between their two families. Abimelech was a king of the Philistines. Abraham settled outside of Gerar, his city, and told them that Sarah was his sister. The king took her and wanted to marry her but God intervened on AbrahamÂ’s behalf and Abimelech sought to make amends with Abraham by giving him many gifts. Abimelech was guided by the fact that in everything that happened it had become evident to him that God was on AbrahamÂ’s side. He had learnt that when God is on someoneÂ’s side there was nothing anyone could do to harm them or to derail GodÂ’s plan for them. Paul puts it beautifully in Romans 8: 31 If God is for us, who can be against us?Â’
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TodayÂ’s text is a statement made by Abimelech as he approached Abraham to form a covenant between their two families. Abimelech was a king of the Philistines. Abraham settled outside of Gerar, his city, and told them that Sarah was his sister. The king took her and wanted to marry her but God intervened on AbrahamÂ’s behalf and Abimelech sought to make amends with Abraham by giving him many gifts. Abimelech was guided by the fact that in everything that happened it had become evident to him that God was on AbrahamÂ’s side. He had learnt that when God is on someoneÂ’s side there was nothing anyone could do to harm them or to derail GodÂ’s plan for them. Paul puts it beautifully in Romans 8: 31 If God is for us, who can be against us?Â’
Continue reading "Channels of GodÂ’s Blessings. "