Abram to Issac

 I thought this was pretty relevant to the Grace and Mercy of God, but also a revelation to His blessings. He tells Abram to get up and out of his father's house and away from his family. This is really unheard of in this culture. Family never leaves family. They stay together forever and support one another and make each other stronger. However, here in this time I think God wants Abram to learn to trust in Him and Him alone. By leaving all he had ever known and all his family He was totally dependant upon the Lord to lead him. I think the Lord desires for all of us to learn to lean on Him and know that there is never a need to lean elsewhere. 

Genesis 12

Now it didn't take long for Abram to forget his reliance upon God. He soon lied to the king in Egypt and said Sarai his wife that she was his sister for fear of his death over her beauty. 

Genesis 12

Now when Abram and Lot came back from Egypt they realized that their flocks, heards, and people together were too much for this land and they split up for the betterment of both. 

Genesis 13

The Lord leads Abram to free Lot from his oppressors and all his belongings. Melchizedek and Abram part ways amicably. Then the Lord leads Abram into a Covenant to inherit the land as promised of Canaan. The covenant consists of circumcision of all the males of 8 days and older from now till always as a sign of their covenant with God. 

Genesis 14

Now there were a lot of wrongs committed here in this time of Abrams life. He and Sarai lost faith in the Lord Most High. Sarai gave her maidservant to Abram to bore him a child and she did with Ishmael. Then Sarai gets jealous of Hagar and wants her gone. The Lord's Angels send her back with the knowledge of knowing her son will be the father of multitudes. Now, The covenant of circumcision consists of circumcision of all the males of 8 days and older from now till always as a sign of their covenant with God. Abram now becomes Abraham and Sarai becomes Sarah from this point on. Abraham means father of many nations, and Sarah is mother of nations.

Genesis 15-17

The Lord remembers the promise he gave to Abraham that he would be the father of many nations, but had still bore no children by Sarah and His promise was to Abraham through Sarah. So, at 99 He's circumcised and at 100 hundred for him and 90 for Sarah he bore Isaac. Now Sodom and Gamora are to be destroyed buy the Angels of the the Lord Most High, but Abraham pleads with God to save it if he could only find a few righteous men. The Lord agrees but they found none but Lot and his family. unfortunately Lots wife and sons-in-laws chose the destruction of sin to call on their hearts instead of the Lords.

Genesis 18-19 

Now this is so messed up and really demented in my mind that Lots daughters would be so perverse that they would see that Lot has no male heirs so they take it upon themselves to get their father Lot drunk and lay with him to be impregnated by him so they can keep the lineage of lot going. True this is not a thing in my mind that's cool, but also I'm not of that culture. I understand the importance of lineage in that day and age and even today, but I feel that Lot could have remarried or other options. But I feel that the girls (Lots daughters) were likely corrupted by the corruption from Sodom and Gamora just as Lots wife was (reason for her looking back). 

Genesis 19 

Now, Abraham lies to Abimelek king of Gerar in regards to his wife Sarah again for fear of his life and lack of faith in the Lord. The Lord did come to Abimelek and told him of who Sarah and who Abraham were. he gave Sarah back to Abraham and gave of many things and he told Abraham to say wherever he wished all he sees was his. Now then Abraham prayed to God and He healed Abimelek's women to be able to bore children one again. 

Genesis 19 

Now I know Abraham is known as the father of many nations and a man of faith but this shows that even in his failures God has a hand on him and continually blessed him in his repentance. Abraham does have a repentant heart and was obedient to the Lord in his understanding, but still had times of doubt and unbelief, even faithlessness. 

Father please help me to live with a growth and repentant heart as Abraham. I wish to be as blessed as this man is. I'm not even half the age of him. Father give me your love and affection upon my life and the life of my children and their children. in the precious loving caring wonderous marvelous humble giving name of Christ Jesus, Amen!