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by: Denise Robinson

06/04/2021

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Our devotional series based on the book Climbing with Abraham by David Ramos continues. Last week, we looked at beyond Abraham, to his son, Isaac and daughter-in-law, Rebekah, who are now brought into the promise God made so many decades ago. God's faithfulness to Abraham now carries on through Isaac, the next great patriarch of the Jewish people. Now we come to the final  scene of Abraham's life. 
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Week 29: Read Genesis 25:1-11 (Lord, Lead Me)

"The final scene of Abraham's life may, or may not be, chronological. In Abraham's time, it is likely that he had married Keturah before Sarah's death, just as he had Hagar earlier in life. By moving this little-known fact to the end, the writer was able to keep attention on the main storyline, and then, at the end, show additional ways in which God fulfilled his promises.


Abraham had many more children who each became their own tribes and peoples. However, Isaac was still the main son - the one who inherited everything and became the nation God would eventually use to change the course of history.

After wrapping up the final details, our patriarch passes in peace. He is laid to rest by both Isaac and Ishmael in the tomb with his wife, Sarah. And so the story of this great man comes to rest, once he is old, accomplished, and has lived to see the hand of God prevail. 

Abraham is remembered as a man of God despite the poor decisions he made at times. Above all he was human, but his humanity did not define him. Instead, he was able to accomplish so much and carry extraordinary influence because he trusted God in a way that is almost foreign to us - with complete abandon. No safety nets, no backup plans. Abraham went all in: traveling to foreign countries, battling kings, standing back up after he had fallen and growing into one of the wealthiest men at that time.

Abraham let God define him. God took his desire to be a father and elevated it to a father of nations. Abraham trusted God to guide his lie and then walked in such a way that God had to show up for these things to come true. 

We all want to die like Abraham: old, fulfilled, and rich. But how many of us are willing to live like him? To trust God without abandon, let God define what we will be and what we should pursue? The God who led Abraham is the same God we serve today, and God is waiting for people to rise up and say, 'I am yours, lead me.'" 
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Takeaway from today's lesson: Abrahams's life was a produce of God's providence.

Prayer: God, keep me from a life where I am completely in control. Define me, lead me, and make me great for your purposes. Amen.
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Take 10 @ 10:00 


Our devotional series based on the book Climbing with Abraham by David Ramos continues. Last week, we looked at beyond Abraham, to his son, Isaac and daughter-in-law, Rebekah, who are now brought into the promise God made so many decades ago. God's faithfulness to Abraham now carries on through Isaac, the next great patriarch of the Jewish people. Now we come to the final  scene of Abraham's life. 
__________________________
Week 29: Read Genesis 25:1-11 (Lord, Lead Me)

"The final scene of Abraham's life may, or may not be, chronological. In Abraham's time, it is likely that he had married Keturah before Sarah's death, just as he had Hagar earlier in life. By moving this little-known fact to the end, the writer was able to keep attention on the main storyline, and then, at the end, show additional ways in which God fulfilled his promises.


Abraham had many more children who each became their own tribes and peoples. However, Isaac was still the main son - the one who inherited everything and became the nation God would eventually use to change the course of history.

After wrapping up the final details, our patriarch passes in peace. He is laid to rest by both Isaac and Ishmael in the tomb with his wife, Sarah. And so the story of this great man comes to rest, once he is old, accomplished, and has lived to see the hand of God prevail. 

Abraham is remembered as a man of God despite the poor decisions he made at times. Above all he was human, but his humanity did not define him. Instead, he was able to accomplish so much and carry extraordinary influence because he trusted God in a way that is almost foreign to us - with complete abandon. No safety nets, no backup plans. Abraham went all in: traveling to foreign countries, battling kings, standing back up after he had fallen and growing into one of the wealthiest men at that time.

Abraham let God define him. God took his desire to be a father and elevated it to a father of nations. Abraham trusted God to guide his lie and then walked in such a way that God had to show up for these things to come true. 

We all want to die like Abraham: old, fulfilled, and rich. But how many of us are willing to live like him? To trust God without abandon, let God define what we will be and what we should pursue? The God who led Abraham is the same God we serve today, and God is waiting for people to rise up and say, 'I am yours, lead me.'" 
___________________________
Takeaway from today's lesson: Abrahams's life was a produce of God's providence.

Prayer: God, keep me from a life where I am completely in control. Define me, lead me, and make me great for your purposes. Amen.
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