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Daily Devotionals
Day by Day Devotional - Year 1 of 5
Genesis 20:1-18
Abraham disowns his wife a second time and deserves the world’s reproach (see chapter 12). It is often necessary for God to repeat His lessons so that an evil may be judged at its source and confessed. This was a half-truth (vv. 12, 13). It is a solemn and instructive lesson for us to see a privileged man who enjoys such a close intimacy with God, losing the consciousness of his relationship and lacking in the testimony. Listen to Abraham’s sad words to Abimelech, "God caused me to wander from my father’s house" (v. 13). This is poor language for a believer! Is this all he has to say about the call of the "God of glory" to the celestial city? Alas, how often we resemble him! In going around with worldly people, a Christian is reduced to speaking like them. But even when God is teaching His own people a necessary lesson, He continues to watch tenderly over them. "He suffered no man to do them wrong: yea, he reproved kings for their sakes, saying, Touch not mine anointed" (Psalms 105:14-15). The LORD keeps Abraham in his high rank as His representative, the prophet who speaks in His name (v. 7) and the intercessor whose prayers He answers (v. 17).
