January 11, 2011 Will He Ever Learn/

Will He Ever Learn?
Read Genesis 20

Gen 20:1-2 Now Abraham moved on from there into the region of the Negev and lived between Kadesh and Shur. For a while he stayed in Gerar, 2 and there Abraham said of his wife Sarah, “She is my sister.” Then Abimelech king of Gerar sent for Sarah and took her.
DOES this story sound familiar? Look at Genesis 12, and you’ll see Abraham pulling the same stunt with Egypt’s leaders. Why does Abraham lie about his wife again and put her at risk?
It seems Abraham is still not in the place to trust his God enough to care of all the circumstances.
Abraham has been walking with God for years by this time. He has talked with him, listened to him, followed him and obeyed him. He has gone from being Abram, the son of a man who worshiped idols, to being Abraham, a man with a new identity—born again—in God. He even saw God care for him in Egypt and protect Sarah in the Egyptian household.
Still, in all these good things that have happened, he trusts himself more in this circumstance than he trusts God.
I do that. Do you? I’m waiting for a new ministry. I know what I want. So why is it taking so long? I have to ask, “What does God want?” and “Do I trust him enough to go to a new place he wants?”
Do you doubt him, even though he has brought you through trouble and trial?
We really do need to step into “new” places with God. As he speaks to us through his Word, our prayers, and our circumstances, he speaks clearly. We need to listen clearly. And we need to say, “Yes.” clearly.


Pause and Consider: Abraham would learn. You can, too.