Will He Ever Learn?

Read Genesis 20
 
Genesis 20:1-2 Now Abraham moved on from there into the region of the Negev and lived between Kadesh and Shur. For a while he stayed in Gerar, 2 and there Abraham said of his wife Sarah, “She is my sister.” Then Abimelech king of Gerar sent for Sarah and took her.

DOES this story sound familiar? Look at Genesis 12, and you’ll see Abraham doing the same thing with Egypt’s leaders. Why would he repeat the lie? That’s the question in Genesis 12:11 And Abimelech asked Abraham, “Wat is your reason for doing this?”  
    Then we learn why. Genesis 20:11 Abraham replied, “I said to myself, ‘'There is surely no fear of God in this place, and they will kill me because of my wife.’” Do you see? Abraham said to himself. He looked for help from within himself, not from Almighty God. In truth, Abraham’s spiritual eyes are still not clear enough to see God’s benevolent power in all circumstances.
    This illustrates our own transforming walk with God. Consider that Abraham has been walking with God for years by this time. He has talked with God, listened to him, followed him and obeyed him. Abrahams’ life is new! See this powerful relationship interchange between God and Abraham in Genesis 17:1 When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the Lord appeared to him and said, “I am God Almighty; walk before me and be blameless.”…5 No longer will you be called Abram; your name will be Abraham, for I have made you a father of many nations. Abraham is born again in God’s power. What’s more, Abraham has experienced God protect Sarah and him in Egypt; he has learned God leads him to victory in battle; he has watched God’s judgment on Sodom and Gomorrah.   
    Still, Abraham looks in the mirror to wonder, “What must I do to protect myself?”
    How do you connect with God today? As you face a challenge today, do you remember how he has cared for you in other difficult places? Do you remember how you are born again, saved from God’s judgment - the worst of all circumstances? Have you considered, “God has saved me. He will protect me always. I am his child.”
    As God personally came to Abraham, he has personally come to you. Listen to his Word. Hear him in your prayers. See him in your circumstances. Be alert to his presence in all things. Be prepared to say, “Yes, Lord, I believe and trust you.”  .
 
We Know: Following God means we give look to him in all circumstances.