It’s not your job to keep God humble.
After reading her fortune at the Chinese restaurant in the food court of Pharaoh’s palace Sarai wondered why her husband didn’t get that message rather than the one stating that Servant girls won’t get you where you want to go.
Abram thought he was doing what God had directed him to do if he took into account the hidden clues that weren’t actually in what God said and employed a 19th century deistic hermeneutics which didn’t actually believe Abram even existed. The devil could have told him that it wasn’t his job to make good on God’s promises, but why would the devil want to set Abram straight?
If one desires to do something wonderful it’s best to let God do the wonderful part. Although Abram loved to forge ahead on his own all he had to do was tell those 19th century know-it-alls where to go and do what he was told to do.
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Denise offers the prompt word “forge” to be used in this week’s Six Sentence Stories.
I have been listening to E. Dane Rogers’ sermons on Genesis. See Proceeding to Egypt | Genesis 12:10-20 for an account of what got Abram and Sarai into Egypt only to be driven out by Pharaoh himself.
Poetry, Short Prose and Walking 
Amen!
“If one desires to do something wonderful it’s best to let God do the wonderful part.”
Shalom.
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If God does it, then it will be wonderful. Thank you, Michael!
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Wow! I listened to this whole message. Loved it!
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I am glad you listened to it. I find it amazing how clearly he presents the Bible. Blessings to you and thank you, Mary!
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I love his tapestry. I love how he spoke of Abram’s “infancy”. Shines more light on “don’t throw the baby out with the bathwater” Thank God for His covenant and unchangeable love!
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What a fun take on the Abram/Sarai story.
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Thank you, Chel! I enjoyed putting in all the anachronisms.
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Your excellent story encouraged me to discover a little more about Abram and Sarai, and I’m pleased I did!
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I am glad this led you on an adventure of discovery. I learned much of this recently myself. Thank you, Keith!
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There is much wisdom in this.
Although some blame Sarai for the initial offer, it often seemed to me men who live in cultures where many wives are accepted were all too willing to comply.
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Abram was the one who should have known better. Eventually he did learn to follow the Lord better. Thank you, Mimi!
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It’s no secret I enjoy making comparisons between writing and music. Your first two sentences have (can’t think of the correct term) something that is akin to having a friend, when you were a kid, and running through the woods almost faster than you can keep up with
(made me think, musically, of John MacLaughlin in the early ’70s, say, on the ‘Inner Mounting Flame’ album
Good stuff
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There are enough anachronisms in the piece that I can see how it might sound like John MacLaughlin on a guitar. Thank you, Clark!
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WEll said: “If one desires to do something wonderful it’s best to let God do the wonderful part. ”
I love this! May we not be adopting 19th century skeptical method of interpreting Scripture!
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Those skeptics should stay in the 19th century. Thank you, Jim, and blessings!
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Agreed they should stay to that century!
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So true! Thanks.
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Thank you, Heidi-Marie!
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