Lena Journals to Genesis 18

Abraham was a man sensitive to the plan of God and to who and what would be a part of the orchestration of that plan. It’s neat how he sits as a watchman, even in his “down time” as he sits he’s not ignorant of everything and everybody being a possible piece of the heavenly plan he’d found himself to be apart of. I’m sure he was also watching to guard the plans of God also, for they are eternal treasures and were valuable to him.
Do you ever sit and watch, expecting?
Do you look for people in your life that have a plan of God and a destiny they do not yet know of? Isn’t it the most exciting place in life to be able to show someone where they can find themselves in finding Christ? I love leading people to know Him and make Him known to all they know of in their own sphere’s of influence.
Abraham was quite the influential man. God so uses people who are willing to influence more than the average person.
I love how the spirit of the lord in the messengers say, “do all you have said you’d do.”
That’s BIG. How much have we told God we’d do for Him, for His kingdom? What kinds of kingdom participant promises have we made to God that we’ve not yet moved on, past the initial inspirational moment?
Now, is so the time to do what we’ve said we would do. Time to repent of procrastination and mistrust, or fear.
Repentance is, “I was not doing what I knew to do, but now I am”.
Easy, huh? Yes it is mostly a decision we make, and that can change a day and a destiny and make purpose much clearer.
How much are we serving God and His will?
Abraham jumped up and asked Sarah to make haste, and get something ready that would make God feel fulfilled, that would really satisfy God. Don’t sit on it and ponder whether or not you might consider doing something in God’s will, just get up now, sooner than now, if at all possible and do it.
Abraham himself served God.
What does “serve” mean?
“Wait upon”. Make sure what God wants is done. Making sure we each personally are doing that. Not that we are telling someone else to do all that is right, in serving God, but that we ourselves are doing the serving as examples of hearts of service.
Abraham was positioned outside of the tent, looking out, further than just where he was at the moment. He saw the messengers of God coming and arose to meet them. Sarah was in the tent, yes doing what she does as a wife and homemaker, yet we can get very involved in our day to day lives, so much that we are not looking beyond what we see in the sink. We look at what is and appears, rather than what could be the very desire of God for us to accomplish through us, using us as vessels of honor for His usage.
Abraham was a visionary, Sarah was barely able to see a goal.
Lift up your eyes, those who see vision, live. Those who see beyond, can serve God with a whole heart. They are looking for Him, so they prepare for His coming.
When we look down at what is, we can easily lose our faith, we are short and naturally sighted, we lose out on life, for what we see, brings death. Without seeing vision, people perish.
What do you see about your life, marriage, children, and grandchildren; spiritually and naturally speaking? Do you have generational vision that will save nations of people, who you may have some influence on? Or is it just about what you see yourself to be right now, barren, old, tired, past your prime, etc?
If you look up at Him, you’ll say, “is there anything… tiredness, age, barrenness, too hard for the Lord?”
Then you will answer. Absolutely not! Not one thing, nothing is too difficult for Him!
Do you stand in the gap for any of your family members who are living in gross darkness? Even if you do not speak with them, do you pray ferverently for their souls? Do you regularly ask God to save them?