NO Filter Needed!

 Happy Sunday!

"One day King Abimelech came from Gerar with his adviser, Ahuzzath, and also Phicol, his army commander. “Why have you come here?” Isaac asked. “You obviously hate me, since you kicked me off your land.”

They replied, “We can PLAINLY SEE that the Lord is with you. So we want to enter into a sworn treaty with you. Let’s make a covenant.  Swear that you will not harm us, just as we have never troubled you. We have always treated you well, and we sent you away from us in peace. And now look how the Lord has blessed you!”(Genesis 26:26-29 NLT).

In the age of Social Media, with filters and digital backgrounds what we see may not be genuine.  I've taken selfies and noticed how different lighting can make me look more youthful.  Eventually, we will see things as they really are.  Isaac had been mistreated by the Philistines.  They had fought with him over his wells, filled many of them in with dirt, and commanded him to leave the area.  Wells were a necessity for a herdsman.  The flocks and herds had to have water.  These struggles may have made Isaac sad, but he kept moving forward.

Finally, even the evil King Abimelech had to admit that it was plain to see God was blessing Isaac.  No matter what we face when God is with us even our enemies will have to recognize!  Proverbs 16:7 says, "When a man's ways please the Lord, he maketh EVEN his enemies to be at peace with him."(KJV).  Malachi 3:16-19 says, "All those who truly RESPECTED the Lord and HONORED his name started discussing these things, and when God saw what was happening, he had their names written as a reminder in his book.  Then the Lord All-Powerful said: You people are PRECIOUS to me, and when I come to bring justice, I will PROTECT you, just as parents protect an obedient child. Then everyone will once again SEE the DIFFERENCE between those who obey me by doing right and those who reject me by doing wrong."(CEV).

"Don’t be misled: No one makes a fool of God. What a person plants, he will harvest. The person who plants selfishness, ignoring the needs of others—ignoring God!—harvests a crop of weeds. All he’ll have to show for his life is weeds! BUT the one who plants in response to God, letting God’s Spirit do the growth work in him, harvests a crop of real life, eternal life."(Galatians 6:7-8 Message).

Love and prayers, Cynthia