Abram buckled beneath his self acclaimed responsibility for Lot, and as long as Lot was with him, he and all that he possessed was his uncle’s responsibility. Abram might have felt stuck and duty bound in that situation. He might have felt dirty and clustered with guilt, knowing that he had not altogether followed God’s instruction. From the moment Abram decided to travel south, which is a detour, or a derailment his whole life took a different turn. Spiritually speaking, he back-slid. He turned away from the Altar he had built, from where he communed with his God. That turn which he took did not work in his favor. His life took a downward spiral and so will yours and mine if we turn away from our Altar, deciding to walk in our own eyes, and …show more content…
For a moment, I want to take your attention to the gospel of Luke, chapter one. After reading the following, you will need to make a contrast to a similar phase in Abram’s life. Much of that chapter, Luke one, gives an account of Zacharias who was an old man; old as in aged. Zacharias was a Jew whose occupation was taking care of the temple, with regards to preparing it for worship. His wife’s name was Elizabeth, the mother of John, The Baptizer. The bible tells us that both Zacharias and his wife Elizabeth were righteous before GOD. They walked in all His commandments and ordinances. Luke 1:6 The word of The LORD also states; they were stricken in age, and had no child. Elizabeth, the Word of God said, was barren. Luke 1:7 She was barren, not because she was now very aged; no! It was because she had a physical/biological condition which prevented her from producing children. That was a heart breaker for her, and most, if not all other women. In those ancient times, it was a reproach and embarrassment on a woman having a husband and not being able to produce a