My Devotions

It is not because they sold out Joseph that he became a king. He can become a king even if his brothers do not sell him. What happened here is that their wickedness cannot be justified. Here they did evil. And it is evil ever. Only God turned it to his plans. Jesus was crucified. It is not because Judas betrayed him. Jesus will be crucified even if Judas do not betray him. Evil cannot be justified because a good thing comes out of it. If good comes out of it, its because God, seeing the evil, came to rescue and turned things to his intentions. 

God will never bless a deceiver. He gave him a strike on the hip. After the punishment he blessed him. Whenever there is an uncleanness we will have a fight with the Lord. 

Here it was not said that God tested Abraham's faith. But it was said later that God told him that He came to know that Abraham fears God. Abraham's faith issue was already settled in chapter 15. Now it is 22nd chapter. There are many believers. Out of 100 people that have faith, only few of them have fear of God. Saul has faith, otherwise he would have not sent David to fight Goliath. If David fails Saul got become slave. Saul believed and sent David. But Saul has no fear of God. 

Before Abraham built a house, Lot already built one. He closes the door behind him. He is very powerful father and the daughters are obedient girls because in such terrible city he could have daughters that are still virgins. 

Abraham was reckoned righteous because of his faith and it is even before his circumcision. Circumcision is not the righteousness but it is a seal of the righteousness he got by faith. 

This is the second call that God gave to Abraham. The first call he gave was while Abraham was in Mesopotamia. The first call was mentioned by Stephen in Acts 7th chapter. The call we see here in this 12th chapter of Genesis while Abraham was in Haran. In the first call time, Abraham's father was not dead. In the second call his dad was dead, God told him to leave his father's house. While his dad was living God did not tell him to leave his father's house or his father. Never leave your parents.