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Daily Devotion: Genesis 13:1-4

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Genesis 13:1-4   "And Abram went up out of Egypt, he, and his wife, and all that he had, and Lot with him, into the south. (2) And Abram was very rich in cattle, in silver, and in gold. (3) And he went on his journeys from the south even to Bethel, unto the place where his tent had been at the beginning, between Bethel and Hai; (4)  Unto the place of the altar, which he had made there at the first: and there Abram called on the name of the LORD."

Abram made a bad decision. He looked to his own ideas instead of leaning upon the Lord.  God showed him how his providence worked.  An old hymn states it this way: "Be not dismayed what e're betide. God will take care of you. Beneath His wings of love abide. God will take care of you."

Upon leaving Egypt, Abram took all his possessions back to the place where he first built an altar. It was the place where he confessed God to be his strength. 

How does this lesson apply to us? Have you ever made a wrong choice? Have you ever made a bad decision? Did you feel convicted in your heart when that happened?  If so, were you thankful that God gave you the  opportunity to repent and turn back to Him? I'm so thankful that God is patient and kind. I'm so thankful that His mercy endures forever, aren't you?

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