A
reminder for today
The
LORD appeared again to Abraham near the oak grove belonging to Mamre. One day
Abraham was sitting at the entrance to his tent during the hottest part of the
day. He looked up and noticed three men standing nearby. When he saw them,
he ran to meet them and welcomed them, bowing low to the ground.
"My lord," he said, "if it pleases you, stop here for a while. Rest in the shade of this tree while water is brought to wash your feet. And since you've honoured your servant with this visit, let me prepare some food to refresh you before you continue on your journey." (Genesis 18:1-5)
"My lord," he said, "if it pleases you, stop here for a while. Rest in the shade of this tree while water is brought to wash your feet. And since you've honoured your servant with this visit, let me prepare some food to refresh you before you continue on your journey." (Genesis 18:1-5)
Knowing God – a journey.
After I read this chapter in Abraham’s life I passed it
by thinking there is not really something motivating that I like to share. Most
of this chapter consists of God’s promise to Sarai that she will have a son. But
as I gave it some thought yesterday I kept on thinking about these specific
verses. You see what caught my attention is the fact that Abraham saw three
strangers and as he came nearer he recognised the Lord and asked them to stay
and eat. Wow!
Do you see that! Abraham’s relationship with the Lord was
on a level where he recognised Him when He visited in what seems as a human
form. This made me think. Would I recognise the Lord, if He knocked on my door
today? Will I know it is Him?
How important is our relationship with the Lord? Do you
see that Abraham walked so close with the Lord that he would recognise Him even
as a stranger. I think that this is vital to our faith. We must spend time in
prayer building on that relationship and we must spend time reading the Bible
so that we can know more about God.
Knowing God will not only build our faith but it will
surely bring us more in line with who we are to be in Him.
My dear friend, in this very chapter we see how Abraham
had an open relationship with God that was based on respect and honour. Even when
he asked the Lord to be merciful on Sodom, he asked in a respectful manner. This
is a man that knew God. Our relationship must be built on these same principles
– respect and honour.
I pray that your journey will bring you closer to God, in
Jesus name.
Have an awesome day, dear friend of Jesus.
Cheers
