9 And Abram journeyed, going on still toward the south. 10 And there was a famine in the land: and Abram went down into Egypt to sojourn there; for the famine was grievous in the land. 11 And it came to pass, when he was come near to enter into Egypt, that he said unto Sarai his wife, Behold now, I know that thou art a fair woman to look upon: 12 Therefore it shall come to pass, when the Egyptians shall see thee, that they shall say, This is his wife: and they will kill me, but they will save thee alive. 13 Say, I pray thee, thou art my sister: that it may be well with me for thy sake; and my soul shall live because of thee (Genesis 12:9-13).
Although Abraham was clearly obedient to God in many ways throughout his life, he also was still human and made mistakes. We, like Abraham make mistakes and sin when we do what seems right and necessary to us without looking to and relying on God. For it is in the reliance on God that we are complete and cannot falter. Many times what leads us to ‘go our own way’ is fear. Abraham was fearful and he resorted to his own logic even at the expense of placing his wife in a bad situation. The lesson from Abraham is to follow God wherever He leads and in doing so rely on God and God alone.
Although Abraham was clearly obedient to God in many ways throughout his life, he also was still human and made mistakes. We, like Abraham make mistakes and sin when we do what seems right and necessary to us without looking to and relying on God. For it is in the reliance on God that we are complete and cannot falter. Many times what leads us to ‘go our own way’ is fear. Abraham was fearful and he resorted to his own logic even at the expense of placing his wife in a bad situation. The lesson from Abraham is to follow God wherever He leads and in doing so rely on God and God alone.
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