Did you catch that short question in today's reading?! "Is anything too difficult for the LORD?" (Gen. 18:14)
Just a few words, but what impact; what ability to refocus our perspective when in the midst of a seemingly difficult or impossible situation.
"Is anything too difficult for the LORD?" We all know the answer is "no"! But yet how easy it is to forget that when life is hard, when finances are tight, when relationships are strained or severed, when evil appears to be winning - and the list could go on and on.
But NOTHING is too difficult for the LORD. That is where our focus needs to be, and it needs to be an unwavering focus in the midst of life's difficulties and life's curve balls. We need to remind ourselves of this over and over. NOTHING is too difficult for the LORD! Then let the peace and security of that truth flood your very core.
Big question - something that I may have just missed over the years.....when Abram lied and said Sarai was his sister, did he actually give her up to Pharoah to be Pharaoh's wife and all that entails? I am pondering all that and if so, how difficult that must have been for Sarai. Sometimes it seems like Abram's faith was weak like the, but other times he was so quick to follow the Lord's instructions - like when God told him to leave his land, his relatives - everything - and because he did as God instructed, God blessed his faithfulness. So many good lessons from His Word!! I am also pondering if God saved Lot and his daughters because they deserved to be saved or because he loved Abraham? Hmmmm?
ReplyDeleteGreat questions, Robin! Do some digging to see what you find out.
ReplyDeleteI am thankful we have the accounts of Abraham's failures, as well as when he absolutely obeyed God...makes him seem more human and I can relate better!
His obedience in today's (Jan 11) portion of reading blows my mind...