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Words Are Alive - Don Not Quarrel

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For we are brothers. A fact often forgotten in the middle of an argument. Abram was not willing to give into the foolishness. He acted cautiously to prevent any quarreling. He then acted kindly and without any resentment:

 

Is not the whole land before you? Let's part company. If you go to the left, I'll go to the right; if you go to the right, I'll go to the left." Genesis 13:9

 

Abram trusted God. He knew as long as God was with him, it did not matter if he went to the left or the right, so he kindly deferred to Lot and allowed him to choose their directions. Lot saw the plain of the Jordan was pleasing to the eye and well watered so he trusted his eyes and chose that path, leaving Abram in the land of Canaan. Lot ended up pitching his tent near Sodom, where the men were sinning greatly against the Lord. Abram trusted in God; Lot trusted what his eyes saw. The result was that Lot ended up in Sodom and had to be saved from the wrath of God by Abram while immediately after they split, God came to Abram and showed him all the land he would receive and told him that his descendents would be like the dust of the earth; uncountable!

 

The Bible says that the power of life and death reside in the tongue. We can build each other up and edify or we can tear each other down and destroy. The enemy is like a roaring lion seeking whom he may devour. When it comes to quarreling, often times the enemy gets us to do his work for him. We end up devouring each other. We do not act with caution and engage in arguments over matters that are ultimately insignificant, or downright stupid. The resulting quarrel results in the end of a friendship or fellowship. This can be very damaging within the body of Christ. Are we supposed to agree about everything? Of course not. But we cannot allow our disagreements to destroy us. Are we not brothers (and sisters)? We must be willing to teach, be kind to everyone and avoid resentment. We are to be like Abram, not Lot. We trust in God, not what we think we see. In doing so, our quarrels will be few and our blessings will be like the dust of the earth; uncountable.

 

 

 

 

 

Reverend Anthony Wade December 12, 2008

 

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