Sunday, October 19, 2014

OT DAY 42 - Not Trusting God Change You From Being A Blessing Bringer to A Trouble Bringer (請按此處收聼廣東話Cantonese podcast click here)

Today's Reading: Genesis 12:11-20

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Bible Study

     God showed very clearly of His blessings and protection to Abram. But, when bad things came, he did not trust God's blessings and protection was a true promise. He made a big mess! 

Let's take a look at what Professor John Goldingay says (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Goldingay) :
    
     This story tells us how they got into a mess; its significance then lies in the fact that God got them out of it.  They had an experience a bit like Adam and Eve's when the weird creature showed up in the garden

     Another painful aspect to the story is that mistakes on our part can have consequences for other people.  This is especially sad in the present context. Genesis 12 began with God's vision of Abraham becoming a blessing to the world.  The next thing that happens is that instead of being a blessing bringer, he is being a trouble bringer.  

John Goldingay. Genesis for Everyone. Louisville,KY: Westminster John Knox Press, 2010, p.149-150.



      Have you made a mess before because you did not trust God? 

Let's have a time to be still and give the Holy Spirit space to speak through the passage we have just read. Offer this time up to Jesus as you listen to him, while listening to "Gabriel's Oboe":  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jmax47l2hLU

Spiritual Journal

    The title I heard from Jesus today is: Not trusting God change you from being a blessing bringer to a trouble bringer. 

    Yes, it is so easy not to have that kind of total trust to God. In fact, it is not easy to trust God. Why? You know why, because of our impatient, carelessness, pride, fear and more, we could lose our trust in God so easily, right? 

    Then, when that happen, we will surely make a big mess! That's how Abram experienced and that's how we always experience.

    Trust God totally! Don't make a mess! 

Dear Lord Jesus,
Lead us each day that we can have that intimate personal relationship with you and with each others so that we are able to trust you totally. We really don't want to make a big mess. Help us Lord Jesus! In Jesus name we pray. Amen.

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