“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.” Genesis 13:18 NIV
Abram moved his tent and came down to the oaks of Mamre. Mamre means “fatness,” the place where the soul is made fat with the fullness of supply. Hebron, which means “fellowship.” Abram built an altar to the Lord. In the place of fatness and fellowship, Abram confessed again by the building of an altar that he was nothing but a fallible human being, without strength in himself, needing that constant supply of the cleansing of the Lord. It is a wonderful picture, isn’t it? All of us dwell in a world exactly like that of Abram and Lot. A world in which material values constantly clamour for us to make a choice. We have only so much time to invest, so much life to spend, and we are pressured to try to grab the best for ourselves while we can. We can say with Lot, “I want what the world can offer me now, I want the cities of the plain.” Or we may wait with Abram, content with our “tent” and “altar”, enjoying the blessings of the land by faith now, and waiting for the Lord’s fulfilment of all His promises in that wonderful age yet to come. The Christian who is content to let the Lord make their choices finds it easy to fulfil the New Testament word: “give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.” (1 Thessalonians 5:18 NIV).
PRAYER THOUGHT
Lord, help us to be totally content in what You desire for us.
PRAYER FOR TODAY
Lord, You desire nothing but the best for our lives, even in a world that seeks to distract from what You want for us. May we be content in all that You desire for us. AMEN
INTERNATIONAL BIBLE READING ASSOCIATION (IBRA)
Luke 16:1-13
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