Abraham: The Choice Is Yours

Genesis 13
The Life of Abraham: The Choice Is Yours

Destiny is not a matter of chance, it is a matter of choice.
[William Jennings Bryan]

One’s philosophy is not best expressed in words;it is expressed in the choices one makes.
[Eleanor Roosevelt]

A. A PROBLEM [1-7]

1. Abram returns to the land

2. Abram and Lot find that they have too much!

B. THE SOLUTION [8-9]

1. Blessed are the peacemakers: we are brothers

2. You can afford to be generous: is not the whole land before you?

C. ANOTHER PROBLEM [10-13]

1. Lot looked around

   a. Like the garden of the Lord

   b. Like the land of Egypt

   c. Sodom

   d. For himself

The essence of wickedness is to advantage yourself by disadvantaging others. The essence of godliness is to disadvantage yourself for the advantage of others. [Bruce Waltke]

   e.  Toward the east
2.  Lesson:  our eyes are not to be trusted…  [John Calvin]

D. THE RESOLUTION [14-18]

1.  Without faith it is impossible to please God

2.  Seek first the Kingdom of God AND all these things will be added to you as well

John Olson