God appeared to Abraham again, but only after Lot had appeared from him. Please mark this fragment in the Bible: ‘After that Lot was separated from him’. God was now able to show Abraham what a great inheritance He was offering to him and to his seed forever. Because of some Lot in your life you are not able to enjoy true fellowship with God. When Abraham separated himself from Lot, God became real to him, he could talk to God as man to man and that is why he could leave his land and cattle and other precious things of God’s sake. God was real to him.
When Lot was with him, God was silent. He might have thought sometimes: ‘What shall I do?’ But God would not answer him until Lot went away from him.
As for Hebron, the first thing it speaks of is fellowship, firstly of fellowship with fellow-believers. Friendship with Lot will not bring you into this fellowship; you have to break up your worldly friendships and relationships, and then God will give you His own friendship for eternity.
The second thing Hebron speaks of is faith. In Joshua 14:11-13 we read of a man called Caleb. He came to Joshua and said, ‘you give me Hebron. Even though there are many giants there I can conquer them. I have proved God for many years.’ So Hebron speaks of faith. Do not be scared of the giants, but be prepared to fight against them. Through your living faith you can conquer every giant, obstacle and hindrance.
Today’s calendar’s Bible verse:
“Ye are bought with a price; be not ye the servants of men.” I Cor 7:23.
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