6 weeks down! If you are on target with our readings, then you have read 143 of the 1189 chapters in the bible. That’s 12% – right on target!
Interesting story in Genesis this week that caught me differently than I have read it before. Abraham tells Sarah to pretend to be his sister to Abimelech. This is the 2nd time he does this – he did it earlier with Pharaoh. What caught me with this story is that Abraham – the father of faith – failed to trust God in the same situation that God showed him how He was faithful before. God had already shown how he would protect Abraham and Sarah and that he did not need to resort to lies and deception to keep safe. Yet Abraham still did it. Abraham still told Sarah to lie to protect them.
It’s both comforting and discouraging to see that Abraham does this. Comforting in knowing that when I fail to show trust in God after God has clearly shown me His is faithful that I am in good company. Discouraging in knowing that even Abraham, who could be said to be the very founder of faith, still struggled with trusting God. I would like to think that a day would come when I would finally learn to trust God completely and never falter. But when I read about Abraham, I see that faith is a constant journey of ups and downs throughout life.
What I can trust in completely is that while I may fail at times, God is always faithful. He isn’t expecting perfection from us, but he’s expecting our hearts to seek Him. And on those times when we finally learn and finally trust, God is there to bless us.
