So this morning I had just finished the second class of the day. I sat down and opened the Bible to where I had left of the day before.
In Genesis 12, Abraham receives the call to head to Canaan. In the same chapter, (v8) tell us that at a particular location, with "Bethel on the west, and Haion on the East" he builds and "alter unto the Lord and called upon the name of the Lord". With this in mind, I continued my reading.
Further along, we encounter Abraham, the "father of the faithful", making his first major mistake. He lies to Pharaoh about his wife. He is humiliated. Yet, instead of being disheartened, the patriarch shows us a beautiful example.
In the following chapter, (v4) Abraham goes back to the familiar location, "the place where his tent had been at the beginning between Bethel and Hai" and there Abraham "called upon the Lord"(vs 5)
Instead of getting discouraged and giving up, He simply went back to where he last "called on the name of the Lord". What an encouragement!
No matter the mistake, no matter the failure, like Abraham, we must go back where we last saw the light. As long as we believe that we are accepted in the person of Jesus Christ, It will be counted to us for righteousness.
In Genesis 12, Abraham receives the call to head to Canaan. In the same chapter, (v8) tell us that at a particular location, with "Bethel on the west, and Haion on the East" he builds and "alter unto the Lord and called upon the name of the Lord". With this in mind, I continued my reading.
Further along, we encounter Abraham, the "father of the faithful", making his first major mistake. He lies to Pharaoh about his wife. He is humiliated. Yet, instead of being disheartened, the patriarch shows us a beautiful example.
In the following chapter, (v4) Abraham goes back to the familiar location, "the place where his tent had been at the beginning between Bethel and Hai" and there Abraham "called upon the Lord"(vs 5)
Instead of getting discouraged and giving up, He simply went back to where he last "called on the name of the Lord". What an encouragement!
No matter the mistake, no matter the failure, like Abraham, we must go back where we last saw the light. As long as we believe that we are accepted in the person of Jesus Christ, It will be counted to us for righteousness.
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