someone's looking over you

Genesis 13-14

abram's nephew, lot, chose the better pasture land. and, by default, abram got what lot didn't want. sometimes, we find ourselves giving first choice to friends for the sake of preserving the relationship, even if this means ending up with second best. preferring others takes personal sacrifice.

lot settles in his choice land but finds himself taken captive and plundered afterwards. if i was abram, i would have figured that God was punishing lot for taking the best part of the land. i would have smiled to myself, drink my favorite original Kluang Station kopi kau with feet on the table, and thought that lot got what he deserved.

but abram didn't feel that way. he took 318 men in his household, chased four kings all the way up north, fought the four kings, and rescued his nephew. no small feat. i wonder how he defeated the four kings. The original 300. preferring others may take an arm and a limb.

we are like lot in many ways. and abram is like our God. God gives us a choice, and sometimes (often times) we make bad choices. these bad choices can turn really bad and result in us losing everything. but God is our father; closer than an uncle. and dad comes with all his might to save.

someone's looking over you

thanks joel for sharing it with me. so here to share with others. cheers