Genesis 17:3 "And Abram fell on his face; and God talked with him..."
In Genesis 17 God establishes a covenant between Himself and Abraham. I don't think we talk about Abraham enough. He was such a humble man of God. I can't even begin to imagine what was going on in the mind of Abraham during this time. He was a ninety year old man. When God spoke to him, he listened. "He fell on his face, and God talked with him"
What a picture, of humbleness. In the major realms of Christianity today, I feel that as Christians we have tried to hard to bring God down to our level. Abraham understood that God was to be high and lifted up. He understood that when the Almighty God spoke, you stop what your doing and listen. I think that too often as Christians we don't shut up long enough to hear what God is trying to say. We do all the talking, making demands, telling God what we think He ought to with our lives.
You will find in the Scriptures that the men and women that God used in mighty ways didn't tell God how things were going to go on. As a matter of fact, God told them every time, what to do, when do it, and how to do it. And since the Bible still says that God is the same yesterday, today and forever, I'd say it's about time we stop trying to tell God what is best for lives. Be quiet and listen, for God often speaks with a still small voice.
In Genesis 17 God establishes a covenant between Himself and Abraham. I don't think we talk about Abraham enough. He was such a humble man of God. I can't even begin to imagine what was going on in the mind of Abraham during this time. He was a ninety year old man. When God spoke to him, he listened. "He fell on his face, and God talked with him"
What a picture, of humbleness. In the major realms of Christianity today, I feel that as Christians we have tried to hard to bring God down to our level. Abraham understood that God was to be high and lifted up. He understood that when the Almighty God spoke, you stop what your doing and listen. I think that too often as Christians we don't shut up long enough to hear what God is trying to say. We do all the talking, making demands, telling God what we think He ought to with our lives.
You will find in the Scriptures that the men and women that God used in mighty ways didn't tell God how things were going to go on. As a matter of fact, God told them every time, what to do, when do it, and how to do it. And since the Bible still says that God is the same yesterday, today and forever, I'd say it's about time we stop trying to tell God what is best for lives. Be quiet and listen, for God often speaks with a still small voice.
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