ABIDE - DAY 13
You are Hope for others.
Let’s read:
Genesis 14 (MSG)
5-7 In the fourteenth year, Kedorlaomer and the kings allied with him set out and defeated the Rephaim in Ashteroth Karnaim, the Zuzim in Ham, the Emim in Shaveh Kiriathaim, and the Horites in their hill country of Seir as far as El Paran on the far edge of the desert. On their way back they stopped at En Mishpat, that is, Kadesh, and conquered the whole region of the Amalekites as well as that of the Amorites who lived in Hazazon Tamar.
8-9 That’s when the king of Sodom marched out with the king of Gomorrah, the king of Admah, the king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela, that is, Zoar. They drew up in battle formation against their enemies in the Valley of Siddim—against Kedorlaomer king of Elam, Tidal king of Goiim, Amraphel king of Shinar, and Arioch king of Ellasar, four kings against five.
10-12 The Valley of Siddim was full of tar pits. When the kings of Sodom and Gomorrah fled, they fell into the tar pits, but the rest escaped into the mountains. The four kings captured all the possessions of Sodom and Gomorrah, all their food and equipment, and went on their way. They captured Lot, Abram’s nephew who was living in Sodom at the time, taking everything he owned with them.
13-16 A fugitive came and reported to Abram the Hebrew. Abram was living at the Oaks of Mamre the Amorite, brother of Eshcol and Aner. They were allies of Abram. When Abram heard that his nephew had been taken prisoner, he lined up his servants, all of them born in his household—there were 318 of them—and chased after the captors all the way to Dan. Abram and his men split into small groups and attacked by night. They chased them as far as Hobah, just north of Damascus. They recovered all the plunder along with nephew Lot and his possessions, including the women and the people.
There was some crazy stuff going on in these days. If you had a large group of soldiers, you could pretty much conquer and take all that you wanted.
After obeying God and blindly following His direction Abram was truly blessed. God had been expanding him and his family. So much so that a one point he decided it was time to split the family apart. Abram would go 1 direction with all of his family, servants, and livestock; his nephew Lot would go another direction.
Lot settled in the area of Sodom and began to grow even more. Everything was going great until that one day when these 4 kings came into town. They ravaged the whole city and took everything including Lots family and everything he owned. Can you imagine what was going through Lot’s mind? He had everything! Until the enemy came in like a flood and wreaked havoc on him. Now he was captured and probably thinking he might die soon.
We are surrounded by people every day who the enemy has completely wreaked havoc on. Through different situations and circumstances he comes in and does what he does. Steals, kills, and destroys everything.
In this story, word got out to Abram about what was happening. He was living in this beautiful town building his life and living the promise that God placed on him, everything was going amazing until this day. Abram when hearing about his nephew makes the decision to put everything aside and go rescue him. You see Abram had the “X” factor. He knew that God had promised to be with him no matter where he went, so if he was going to save Lot… God was going with him.
Picture this in your mind. Lot is in chains or some sort of captivity somewhere thinking that he might die soon when all of a sudden he gets a glimpse of his uncle coming to rescue him… In that 1 second, HOPE ARRIVES. What once may have felt like things were in complete despair, was now turning to hope for a future once again.
Can you think of a situation that was going terrible for you and then... hope arrived?
That same hope that was there for you, is the hope that you and I represent to those we are surrounded by every day. The question is… Are we willing to leave our own comfortable little areas and truly be that Hope that others desperately need?
Abram was able to help Lot recover everything the enemy had stolen… We get that same opportunity every single day!
Is there some you know in your heart is struggling right now and just needs a little bit of hope?
Ask Holy Spirit what you should do about it?
This is a place of for us to ABIDE in, we are hope for others.
Let’s read:
Genesis 14 (MSG)
5-7 In the fourteenth year, Kedorlaomer and the kings allied with him set out and defeated the Rephaim in Ashteroth Karnaim, the Zuzim in Ham, the Emim in Shaveh Kiriathaim, and the Horites in their hill country of Seir as far as El Paran on the far edge of the desert. On their way back they stopped at En Mishpat, that is, Kadesh, and conquered the whole region of the Amalekites as well as that of the Amorites who lived in Hazazon Tamar.
8-9 That’s when the king of Sodom marched out with the king of Gomorrah, the king of Admah, the king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela, that is, Zoar. They drew up in battle formation against their enemies in the Valley of Siddim—against Kedorlaomer king of Elam, Tidal king of Goiim, Amraphel king of Shinar, and Arioch king of Ellasar, four kings against five.
10-12 The Valley of Siddim was full of tar pits. When the kings of Sodom and Gomorrah fled, they fell into the tar pits, but the rest escaped into the mountains. The four kings captured all the possessions of Sodom and Gomorrah, all their food and equipment, and went on their way. They captured Lot, Abram’s nephew who was living in Sodom at the time, taking everything he owned with them.
13-16 A fugitive came and reported to Abram the Hebrew. Abram was living at the Oaks of Mamre the Amorite, brother of Eshcol and Aner. They were allies of Abram. When Abram heard that his nephew had been taken prisoner, he lined up his servants, all of them born in his household—there were 318 of them—and chased after the captors all the way to Dan. Abram and his men split into small groups and attacked by night. They chased them as far as Hobah, just north of Damascus. They recovered all the plunder along with nephew Lot and his possessions, including the women and the people.
There was some crazy stuff going on in these days. If you had a large group of soldiers, you could pretty much conquer and take all that you wanted.
After obeying God and blindly following His direction Abram was truly blessed. God had been expanding him and his family. So much so that a one point he decided it was time to split the family apart. Abram would go 1 direction with all of his family, servants, and livestock; his nephew Lot would go another direction.
Lot settled in the area of Sodom and began to grow even more. Everything was going great until that one day when these 4 kings came into town. They ravaged the whole city and took everything including Lots family and everything he owned. Can you imagine what was going through Lot’s mind? He had everything! Until the enemy came in like a flood and wreaked havoc on him. Now he was captured and probably thinking he might die soon.
We are surrounded by people every day who the enemy has completely wreaked havoc on. Through different situations and circumstances he comes in and does what he does. Steals, kills, and destroys everything.
In this story, word got out to Abram about what was happening. He was living in this beautiful town building his life and living the promise that God placed on him, everything was going amazing until this day. Abram when hearing about his nephew makes the decision to put everything aside and go rescue him. You see Abram had the “X” factor. He knew that God had promised to be with him no matter where he went, so if he was going to save Lot… God was going with him.
Picture this in your mind. Lot is in chains or some sort of captivity somewhere thinking that he might die soon when all of a sudden he gets a glimpse of his uncle coming to rescue him… In that 1 second, HOPE ARRIVES. What once may have felt like things were in complete despair, was now turning to hope for a future once again.
Can you think of a situation that was going terrible for you and then... hope arrived?
That same hope that was there for you, is the hope that you and I represent to those we are surrounded by every day. The question is… Are we willing to leave our own comfortable little areas and truly be that Hope that others desperately need?
Abram was able to help Lot recover everything the enemy had stolen… We get that same opportunity every single day!
Is there some you know in your heart is struggling right now and just needs a little bit of hope?
Ask Holy Spirit what you should do about it?
This is a place of for us to ABIDE in, we are hope for others.
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