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God spoke with Abraham like he would a friend. When Abraham gave his nephew Lot the option to choose land for himself, God himself spoke to him reassuring him of His presence with him and reinforcing his promise of making his descendants numerous. Lot choose the seemingly fertile land of the Jordan where the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah were located while Abraham settled down in the arid lands of Canaan. God rewarded Abraham for his generosity and selflessness towards his family and blessed him beyond measure. A few years later when visited by three angels he is told that his promised son is closer than ever and is encouraged that the long wait is almost over. God then debates with himself if he should tell Abraham of his plans for the wicked city of Sodom. He chooses to tell him and what ensues is almost a negotiation initiated by Abraham in order to save the land and its people. God agrees to Abraham’s terms but unfortunately Sodom and Gomorrah don’t make the cut and are completely wiped out.
The predominant theme of Abraham’s life was an ongoing intimacy and friendship with God. This was grown in an environment of prolonged seasons of waiting and believing. It was not easy to leave his family of origin and step out in faith following a God he knew nothing of. Yet he did it, confident that the God who called him could accomplish all that he promised.
The LORD said to Abram after Lot had parted from him, “Look around from where you are, to the north and south, to the east and west. All the land that you see I will give to you and your offspring forever. I will make your offspring like the dust of the earth, so that if anyone could count the dust, then your offspring could be counted. Go, walk through the length and breadth of the land, for I am giving it to you.” So Abram went to live near the great trees of Mamre at Hebron, where he pitched his tents. There he built an altar to the LORD.
When the men got up to leave, they looked down toward Sodom, and Abraham walked along with them to see them on their way. Then the LORD said, “Shall I hide from Abraham what I am about to do? Abraham will surely become a great and powerful nation, and all nations on earth will be blessed through him. For I have chosen him, so that he will direct his children and his household after him to keep the way of the LORD by doing what is right and just, so that the LORD will bring about for Abraham what he has promised him.” Then the LORD said, “The outcry against Sodom and Gomorrah is so great and their sin so grievous that I will go down and see if what they have done is as bad as the outcry that has reached me. If not, I will know.” The men turned away and went toward Sodom, but Abraham remained standing before the LORD. Then Abraham approached him and said: “Will you sweep away the righteous with the wicked?
Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for he who promised is faithful.
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Good stuff.
Through this wait, my trust has deepened. I’ve learned that I don’t have to understand to keep walking forward—God holds me, equips me, and invites me to be still so He can carry me when I feel like I might buckle under the weight of fear and the unknown. Especially when a diagnosis or the pain I feel when someone I love is hurting, feels overwhelming, I find rest in His promises and His unending love. God comforts and true rest is found in Him.
When you’re in the midst of the wait, like Abraham and Job, it seems like it will never end. We need to remember God is good and He is faithful. Hold on to the promises. It is in the trials while holding to the promises that we grow in our faith (Romans 4:20-21).
Some things I’m still waiting on, but I know God is good. A prayer I’m learning to say,
God, praying I”ll find peace in knowing I don’t have to figure it all out; I can trust you to bring all things to completion and rest easy in your arms.