Daily Devotions

Gen 20:1-11 And Abraham journeyed from thence toward the south country, and dwelled between Kadesh and Shur, and sojourned in Gerar.
2 And Abraham said of Sarah his wife, She is my sister: and Abimelech king of Gerar sent, and took Sarah.
3 But God came to Abimelech in a dream by night, and said to him, Behold, thou art but a dead man, for the woman which thou hast taken; for she is a man’s wife.
4 But Abimelech had not come near her: and he said, Lord, wilt thou slay also a righteous nation?
5 Said he not unto me, She is my sister? and she, even she herself said, He is my brother: in the integrity of my heart and innocency of my hands have I done this.
6 And God said unto him in a dream, Yea, I know that thou didst this in the integrity of thy heart; for I also withheld thee from sinning against me: therefore suffered I thee not to touch her.
7 Now therefore restore the man his wife; for he is a prophet, and he shall pray for thee, and thou shalt live: and if thou restore her not, know thou that thou shalt surely die, thou, and all that are thine.
8 Therefore Abimelech rose early in the morning, and called all his servants, and told all these things in their ears: and the men were sore afraid.
9 Then Abimelech called Abraham, and said unto him, What hast thou done unto us? and what have I offended thee, that thou hast brought on me and on my kingdom a great sin? thou hast done deeds unto me that ought not to be done.
10 And Abimelech said unto Abraham, What sawest thou, that thou hast done this thing?
11 And Abraham said, Because I thought, Surely the fear of God is not in this place; and they will slay me for my wife’s sake.
KJV
The actions of Abraham here are not commendable by any stretch of the imagination, but why did he lie about his wife saying she was his sister. Notice verse 11, Abraham knew there was a no fear of God among those people. When there is no fear of God sin will abound. Why does sin dominate everything about America today? This nation has lost all fear of and the results of that can be clearly seen. But where does it all or did it all begin? The people in Genesis 20 may never have heard of God but no so in our nation. It began in our nation I believe with the teaching of evolution and the removal of the Bible and prayer from the public school. It too a few generations but we now see a people raised up who do not know or have never heard of God. How can they fear one they do not know? That it why it is so important to read your Bible, to pray in your home, to sit with your children and talk of God and the things of the Lord. Church is important as well in teaching and training the next generation for the Lord. We need to know Him before we will fear Him.

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