Daily Devotional, Genesis 13 and 14 Being There for Others

 

Daily Devotional, Genesis Chapter 13, 14

Being There For Others

In Chapters 13 and 14 of Genesis we see an interesting story. It is a story of Abram and Lot. Lot is the nephew of Abram and it is obvious that there are some issues between the two. In those issues we see Abram go out of his way to make amends, to set things right.   He encourages Lot to move on and in that moving on to take certain lands to settle and live on since he, (Abram) has enough. Lot obliges and moves on, taking the fertile land, a great place to start a family, raise his children and take care of his needs.

In Chapter 14 we read of Lot being taken captive by another king. One may think it easier for Abram to abandon Lot due to their conflicts in the past, yet, Abram does just the opposite. He gathers a small army of servants and others to free Lot from captivity. 

How many times in life do we have people we haven't gotten along with, for whatever reason that we abandon? I'll admit, it is easy to do. There are clearly times that one needs to move away from others, (I'm at that place in life right now with a few people) but that doesn't mean you don't care and for a time go out of your way to help that person. Of course the person has to receive the help and one must realize the difference between helping and enabling. This is a tough place to recognize but one must follow their heart. That doesn't mean you don't care or make an effort to help. We see this in the actions of Abram for someone he had issues with. Are we willing to do the same? Are we willing to study scripture, seek council and follow what God would want, even if it means showing love and compassion to an enemy or one you have had disagreements with.

We see this example in the New Testament. While in somewhat of a different context. We see a consistency of God's nature in caring for others, trying to help even our enemies. We also see through further study that there is also a time to move on, shake the dust off your feet if you will and recognize your time and efforts are better spent someplace else. Thank God though, He shows compassion.

To see Genesis Chapter 13 and 14 Click the following link:

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