“And it came to pass, when God destroyed the cities of the plain, that God remembered Abraham, and sent Lot out of the midst of the overthrow, when He overthrew the cities in which Lot had dwelt.” [1]
Abraham received the Lord and all that the Lord wanted to do for him. The Lord cultivated a relationship with him. One outcome of this relationship for Abraham was that the Lord revealed to him things to come. For example, the Lord showed Abraham that Sodom was about to be destroyed due to its sin. Therefore, Abraham asked the Lord to spare his nephew Lot from the destruction, and the Lord answered his prayer.
The Lord also revealed to Abraham that his descendants would dwell in a strange land for 400 years, and that the people there would afflict them, but afterward the Lord would bring them out. [2]
God did bring them out of that strange land [Egypt] with silver and gold, and there was none feeble among His tribes. He opened the rock, and water gushed out; it ran in the dry places like a river. For He remembered His holy promise, and Abraham His servant.” [3]
It is vital for each of us to walk and talk with God... for each of us to receive the Lord and all that He does for us. To trust in Him! To listen carefully to what He has said to us in His book the Bible. In this way, God works to save our lives and to save the lives of those we love.
[1] Genesis 19:29
[2] Genesis 15:13-14
[3] Psalm 105:37, 41-42
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