Just Like Dad

God's word is absolutely true and historical. Isaac truly married Rebekah and he really did commit the same sin that his father Abraham committed. Isaac called Rebekah his sister and he flat out lied. Courage is required to be in the family of God. If we are not willing to loose our lifestyle (by laying down our jobs) we will probably not be ready to lay our lives down for the sake of the Gospel. We would think that Isaac, the son who was a miracle himself, would have courage and trust in God. But Isaac was afraid. Sin patterns are passed from generation to generation and only God's grace can overcome them. By God's grace we do not have to repeat the pattern, we can be the people that our parents were not, we can be more like Jesus. However, it is costly and we should not give. We need to keep depending on God to work in our lives. God always does what He says and His promises are for those who trust Him. God does not just show up when things are bad and He does not just show up when things are good. Whether things are well or difficult we need to remember that God is with us. We must not worry and we must work. Work was part of the Creation not the curse (frustration in work is a curse). We need to realize that most of the blessings we obtain are be due to someone else. Often times people are mean to others because they envy those they are mean to. We need to ask for God's grace to overcome sin in our lives.