I also like what I read from the commentary: Verse 19 Here, ‘I have chosen him’ means ‘I have known him.’ God knows each person among us. He was helping Abraham to become his (God’s) friend. God gave a short list of Abraham’s duties. He told Abraham to bring up his family in God’s way. That meant that they should obey God. And they should act fairly. God can only carry out his promises to us completely when we continue to obey him. To act fairly may mean to do the right things to other people.
Still it all comes down to choices and consequences. Sodom and Gomorrah made theirs and were willing to die by it. They had to have know their consequences but the sad thing was that even Lot wasn't able to change the culture of the area and was willing to stay and suffer the consequences. Abraham might have felt he won a victory over the Lord in his exchange but in reality God's standards never and can never change. We have to change to meet them.
Great evening seeing Chuck Girard, Jay Truax, Bob Wall and Tommy Coomes sing the songs that changed a generation and especially me. I look forward to seeing them tomorrow. Prayers for GG today! I know that the rest of the family is enjoying their time in WDW.
Praise for today: Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good; his love endures forever. Ps 107:1
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