Before reaching Egypt, Abram started to worry about Sarai, as she was beautiful and attractive. He knew her looks would captivate the eyes of the men in that foreign land and he might be killed in order for them to get his wife. Being tormented between losing his life and letting his true love being taken away by evil man, he drowned in his thoughts thinking of a way to curb this situation.
"Aha!" Abram after juicing out all that his brains can think of, he came out with the idea of pretending to be Sarai's brother. That way he won't be threaten but would be treated well because her "sister" has a Meagan Fox body with tight Egypt World Cup Jersey and Angelina Jolie's lips.
On the fact that guys would treat the hottest girl's brother well to get to her might have been a historical pratice, the Pharoah of Egypt really got his eyes on Sarai and brought her into hispalace.(details thereafter are censored by the bible) Abram on the other hand, was treated well with lottery winning numbers, play station 3, five star hotel buffet, free MAS tickets to South Africa and servants that all looked like Jessica Alba. Sadly, only if he really was Sarai's brother that all those would make any sense to him. He, was truly depressed, feeling as if the world has end seeing his wife brought into the palace with all other details censored!
However, because God had a promise with Abram that whoever curse him shall be curse, the Pharoah was suddenly inflicted with serious disease, (which i do not wish to guess) and he summoned Abram. Abram spend the next few hours being furiously lectured by the Pharoah for telling everyone that Sarai was his sister and therefore taking her was not really a wrong thing.
"Now here is your wife. Take her and go!"
And dear Abram, while leaving this land which he should not have came, looked up to the skies with a guilty yet child-like relieved smile, and thank God for clearing his mess even though he screwed things up.
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What did Abram went wrong? He was thinking out of a good logical heart to save them from famine when he left the land to Egypt. He was also thinking out of a good heart when the idea of calling Sarai his sister. But things got screwed up. They always do don't they? Getting a low grade even though we spend the whole night before studying our brains off. Your girlfriends leaves you, even though you really knew that you gave all that you had to her. Your parents get disappointed with you, even though you really tried your very best proving things to them. Or you fall into serious depression again out of all the above situation, even though you know God is there, always there waiting to help you.
I am glad thus far, that i have the same God looking after me as Abram thousands of years ago. Even though i did not go to Him straight away when things around me feels like a serious fatigue famine, even if i tried relying on my own mind and coming out with ideas that are preparing me for trouble, even if i screwed up and lose one's that are deared... i know, that my God is so big and strong, and who really loves me, can turn things around and help me out of my situation, without fail!
It is my heart's prayer that you too, would come to know this great God. Because we would always screw things up no matter how hard we try or how much we've given in, we all need this God that loves to saves, loves to help, and loves to LOVE.
May all glory and praise be to Him!
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