THE ABRAHAMIC LIFESTYLE 1

The Man and the Land

The eyes of your understanding being enlightened: that ye may know what is the hope of his calling, and what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saint - Eph 1: 18

God promised Abraham that he would inherit the land of Canaan. Abraham on his part did not fully understand the importance of this promise. He had not fully come to terms with keeping and dwelling in Canaan. The land was supposed to be his everlasting possession but Abraham had not fully come to value it.

As a result, when condition became unfavourable, he abandoned this land of promise to seek refuge in a foreign land (Gen 12:10). He thought that if he remained in that land, he would eventually die of hunger. This was a man whom God had promised that his descendants would be innumerable as the dust of the earth (Gen 13:16). He ought to have known that until the promise of an heir was fulfilled, nothing touch his life.

In Egypt, he learned that there was no land like Canaan. In Canaan, he had no need to avoid danger but in Egypt he lied so as to protect his life. For this, he was condemned by a man of the world. Abraham, a believer and friend of God was rebuffed by Pharaoh, a pagan monarch. As quickly as possible he returned back to Canaan, the land of promise.

Many times we often fail to value the promises of God. In trying to help God in quickly achieving His purpose in our lives, we adopt the ways of the world to side-step His timing. Believers have falsified their ages to secure jobs and altered documents to escape punishment. When caught, they found themselves at the mercy of unbelievers. When Apostle Paul noticed how the Ephesian believers were negligent of the grace of God upon their lives, he prayed for God to open their eyes (Eph 1:18).

Abraham learnt a valuable lesson that the land was precious. Are you caught in a similar situation today? Are you toying with the grace of God upon your life? Return back to God. Ask Him to forgive and renew His spirit within you.