Abram and Lot Part Ways
1So Abram went up out of Egypt into the Negev—he and his wife and all his possessions—and Lot was with him. 2And Abram had become extremely wealthy in livestock and silver and gold.
3From the Negev he journeyed from place to place toward Bethel, until he came to the place between Bethel and Ai where his tent had formerly been pitched, 4to the site where he had built the altar. And there Abram called on the name of the LORD.
5Now Lot, who was traveling with Abram, also had flocks and herds and tents. 6But the land was unable to support both of them while they stayed together, for they had so many possessions that they were unable to coexist. 7And there was discord between the herdsmen of Abram and the herdsmen of Lot. At that time the Canaanites and the Perizzites were also living in the land.
8So Abram said to Lot, “Please let there be no contention between you and me, or between your herdsmen and my herdsmen. After all, we are brothers. 9Is not the whole land before you? Now separate yourself from me. If you go to the left, I will go to the right; if you go to the right, I will go to the left.”
Isn’t it interesting that Abram returned to the place that he had left when he didn’t trust God because of the famine?
He did the right thing by returning and seeking after the Lord.
He also trusted the Lord with His Promise when he was generous and offered Lot the whole land in either direction.
Brethren, we need to be like Abram in these verses, return to the Lord, seek Him, trust Him and the promise He made to you in Jesus Christ. Our Father loves you just as He did Abram and will care for you as He did for him.
Do you trust Him?
Blessings, David
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