Genesis 20...Strange Rumblings in Gerar...
Abraham (the father of faith) is once again pissing himself because he's worried that God won't protect him from the people of the land he sojourns in, so he asks Sarah to lie about being his wife. (What a model of resolute trust and integrity.)
And God DEFENDS this lying bad husband. Not only that, He tells Abimelech (who's really sort of innocent in my estimation) to get Abraham to pray for him or else he'll die. So the creep who belongs to God has to pray for the innocent guy, or else.
But this is one of those situations which, in retrospect, couldn't have happened any other way. Abimelech respects Abraham after this event, adds to Abe's already substantial riches, and tells all his subjects to give Abe a wide berth. In other words, God used Abraham's fear and lying as an opportunity to show His favor, both to Abraham and the heathen around him.
Backwards. Far out. Not the way I'd do it. God's ways.
2 comments:
well now those are words to chew on. hmm.
I like your last line, hehe.
There are definitely some interesting things to think about here.
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