Genesis 20
Today's Scripture

Abraham, on his journey of faith with God, makes some major mistakes. I tend to think of him at the end of his life, when he is willing to sacrifice all for God--putting his total trust in him. But he was a man, a human being, a fallen creature, and so he made mistakes on his life's journey--and sometimes even repeated them.

Even though he knew that giving Sarah to the pharaoh had been wrong in Genesis 12:10-20, he repeats this mistake in Genesis 20. God again intervenes, keeping the king from Sarah, and telling him in a dream that Sarah is really Abraham's wife.

Abraham was learning, over a long period of time, that God is faithful to his promises and we can really trust him to do as he says he will do. Let's try to rest in his trueness to his word and seek to learn from, rather than repeat, our mistakes.
- posted by Suzi @ 9:50 AM