Post by kanyon on Jul 15, 2005 11:10:16 GMT -5
"When Abram heard that his brother was taken captive, he led forth his trained men...and pursued." Gen.14:14
Lot had been quick to settle down in the land; before long he was to lose his possessions in it. By contrast, as this chapter reminds us, Abram was the Hebrew, the "passer-over", the pilgrim. It is they who are content to remain in transit in the land of promise who have real power against its foes.
Abram had been right to leave the matter of possessens with God,but he would have been quite wrong at the same time to dismissed Lot from his love and concern.In this he was a true overcomer:before going out to persue the kings he had won the victory in his own spirit.How easy to have nursed a grievance against his self seeking kinsman! At the very least his attitude to the calamity might justly have been "I told you so!" But no, a grievance is no basis for victory. In all such circumstances we too must first win the battle in our own hearts.Is the man my brother? Then however he may have wronged or injured me, for the Lord's sake I must love him, pray for him, mobalize my forces to his aid.
Watchman Nee
Lot had been quick to settle down in the land; before long he was to lose his possessions in it. By contrast, as this chapter reminds us, Abram was the Hebrew, the "passer-over", the pilgrim. It is they who are content to remain in transit in the land of promise who have real power against its foes.
Abram had been right to leave the matter of possessens with God,but he would have been quite wrong at the same time to dismissed Lot from his love and concern.In this he was a true overcomer:before going out to persue the kings he had won the victory in his own spirit.How easy to have nursed a grievance against his self seeking kinsman! At the very least his attitude to the calamity might justly have been "I told you so!" But no, a grievance is no basis for victory. In all such circumstances we too must first win the battle in our own hearts.Is the man my brother? Then however he may have wronged or injured me, for the Lord's sake I must love him, pray for him, mobalize my forces to his aid.
Watchman Nee
