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A SENSIBLE ATTITUDE

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“I will accept nothing but what my men have eaten and the share that belongs to the men who went with me—to Aner, Eshkol and Mamre. Let them have their share.”            Genesis 14:24 NIV

 

What a sensible attitude Abram displayed toward the others who were involved with him. Take note Abram’s words to the king of Sodom. Abram, do you mean to say that it is right for these young men to have what is wrong for you to take? Is it possible to have a double standard of right – one for you and one for them? What a lesson there is here for us! These young men had not yet come to the stage of Christian living and maturity that Abram had achieved. Abram is content to let God deal with them directly in these borderline areas. He is not going to force others to walk in the light of his conscience. Somehow, Abram has learned the truth of Romans 14, that we are not to judge our brother in these matters, Verse 5b (NIV): ” Each of them should be fully convinced in their own mind.” It is a great lesson to learn that there are areas of our Christian life where we must walk alone before our Lord and cannot force our views on others. Life lies ahead of us with all its possibilities of peril and danger, both spiritual and physical. How we need to go on in the strength of our Lord, Maker of heaven and earth. Nothing that the world offers can fully meet our hearts’ need. We are in this world. We are expected to live in it. We are expected to use the world, but not to abuse it. We must not love it, nor demand anything from it. Like Abram, we must say, “I have sworn to the Lord my God, I will not touch anything that you have to offer.”

 

PRAYER THOUGHT

Lord, teach us to walk with the same attitude as Abram.

 

PRAYER FOR TODAY

Lord, life lies ahead of us with all its possibilities of peril and danger, both spiritual and physical. Thank You that we can go in Your strength. For nothing that the world offers can fully meet our hearts’ need. AMEN

 

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