DISSIMILAR

READING: GENESIS 13:1-11

Verse 4: “to the place of the altar which he had made there at first. And there Abram called on the name of the LORD.”

One of the primary benefits of our relationships with the Lord is that through them we become able to have the direct effect of His involvement, influence and leadership in our lives. When we depend on the fruit of His presence and lordship, we get blessed by His goodness. Following is a scriptural example of this truth. In Genesis 13 we read of Abram and Lot as they were seeking the territory that God had for them. In verse 4, as described above, we see what Abram did. He called on the name of the Lord. In so doing he expressed his confidence in God. In verse 10, it can be seen what Lot did. He lifted his eyes and saw that the land seemed to be good. He put his confidence in what he saw.  Abram’s result was that The Lord showed him the land he was to have, and committed it to him and his descendants. Lot’s result was that he went among wicked and sinful men. Abram occupied and prospered in the land that God promised. Lot lost the land he chose because of the sinfulness of those around him. The extreme opposite nature of the results that came to these two men is not limited to their particular experience only. Theirs was not an isolated or rare occurrence. Instead, their outcomes offer a fact that we can securely take
away from this event. This fact is that godly success comes to those who
call on the name of the Lord. That’s a thought – about God’s Word.
RESPONSE
1. What name would you give to Abram’s response?
2. How would you classify Lot’s response?