“I HAVE CHOSEN HIM!”

 

Genesis 18:16-21                 (ESV)

“[16] Then THE MEN set out from there, and they looked down toward Sodom. And Abraham went with them to set them on their way. [17] The LORD said, “Shall I hide from Abraham what I am about to do, [18] seeing that Abraham shall surely become a great and mighty nation, and ALL THE NATIONS OF EARTH shall be BLESSED in him? [19] For “I HAVE CHOSEN HIM”, that he may command his children and his household after him to keep the way of the LORD by doing righteousness and justice, so that the LORD may bring to Abraham what HE has promised him.” [20] Then the LORD said, “Because the outcry against Sodom and Gomorrah is great and their sin is very grave, [21] I will go down to see whether they have done altogether according to the outcry that has come to me. And if not, I WILL KNOW.” 

Abraham had a child (Ishmael) through Hagar (someone other than his wife) at 86 years of age, yet GOD still BLESSED Abraham with HIS CHOSEN son Isaac 14 years later by his wife Sarah.  This occurred AFTER she was past the time of conceiving children (Genesis 16)!!!

There are several lessons that can be learned from this glimpse of history!  The main lesson is that ALMIGHTY GOD IS THE CREATOR, and HE IS NOT LIMITED by ANYTHING, including what “the enemy” wants us to BELIEVE!  

Another lesson is that ALMIGHTY GOD doesn’t OPERATE on humanity’s timeline!  GOD “ordained” Isaac to be born several years after Ishmael was born, yet Abraham’s BLESSING went to Isaac!  Ishmael was NOT CHOSEN, but Abraham and Isaac were CHOSEN!!!

Abraham nor Isaac were HOLY, but they WERE CHOSEN by their CREATOR “before the foundation of the world!  Thank the CREATOR OF THE UNIVERSES that HE CHOSE ME as well and NOTHING ELSE matters!!!  

Thankfully “I HAVE CHOSEN HIM” was said about me a LONG TIME ago and I am serving HIS PURPOSE, FOR HIS GLORY!!!!