Abraham

"The Lord said, 'Shall I hide from Abraham what I am about to do...?"--Genesis 18:17.  The words of God spoken in Genesis 18 prior to the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah.  We can learn a lot Abraham's relationship with God from Genesis 18:16-33.

Abraham knew God in a way that only a small handful of people after him would know God. Among the most noted would be Moses and of course Jesus who is God (John 1:1, 14).  Reading the Genesis 18 account we can glean valuable insight to Abraham's relationship with God.  Abraham had the courage to draw near to God.  Abraham knew God well enough that he knew God would not destroy the righteous with the wicked. In Genesis 18:24-33 Abraham asks God if He would destroy Sodom and Gomorrah if there were fifty righteous there. God would not.  Abraham gets down to as little as ten.  God would not destroy Sodom and Gomorrah if as little as ten were found. Problem was there was NONE righteous in Sodom and Gomorrah.

But returning to Genesis 18:17, God was not going to hide from Abraham what He was about to do. God shared everything with Abraham because of their relationship.  Abraham maintained a humble and fearful attitude but at the same time was not afraid to approach God.

Reader, through His Word God has revealed to us what He does with the nations who refuse to follow Him.  In Sodom, there was none righteous.  I think we would all agree that our nation is moving further away from righteousness.  Ask yourselves will God find as little as ten righteous here in the United States?  If not, like Abraham, God has revealed to us what He will do.

Our relationship with God is a special one. Have a humble and fearful attitude but do not be afraid to approach the throne of grace.  Don't reject this relationship. Click here if you want to know how to enter into a relationship with Christ.  LET'S MAKE A DIFFERENCE BY BRINGING THIS NATION BACK TO GOD THROUGH THE PREACHING OF THE GOSPEL! THINK SOULS! PRAY ABOUT IT! LOVE'ALL! GOD BLESS