Today, I am reading and commenting on  Genesis 12-15.

When Abram returned to Canaan from Egypt with Lot, he realized that between them he and Lot had too many flocks and herds to continue together.  Instead of sending Lot away, Abram offered Lot the choice of where to settle, while Abram would move away from there.  Lot chose the area which he believed to offer the better opportunities.  Abram did not insist on what he thought was the better territory, even though most would have thought him entitled to do so.  Of course, we know how that worked out.  We get the first indication that Lot chose poorly when he, and his family, were taken captive (probably to be enslaved).  Abram, because of the choice he made, became a force to be reckoned with, with allies who were also forces to be reckoned with, and was able to rescue Lot and his family.  So, Abram trusted God to provide and did not believe it necessary to seize the main chance.  We also should trust God to provide and not feel like we must outcompete those around us.

I use the daily Bible reading schedule from “The Bible.net” for my daily Bible reading.