Genesis 19:37.
a) The older daughter of Lot had a son,
b) She named him Moab;
c) He is the father of the Moabites to this day.
d) Deuteronomy 2:9. The Children of Lot were especially looked after by God.
e) Deuteronomy 23:3. The Children of Lot were not allowed to enter the Congregation of the Lord.
(This QT teaches me that although the Children of Lot were especially looked after by God, they were not allowed to enter the Congregation of the Lord)
PRAYER: For the Salvation of the Peoples and Tribes who, as yet, have been unable to respond to the Gospel.
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'A Minister's Openness.'
Psalm 40:10.
a) I have not hidden Your Righteousness within my heart.
b) I have declared Your Faithfulness and Your Salvation.
c) I have not concealed Your Loving-Kindness and Your Truth
d) From the great congregation.
(This Second one explains A Minister's Openness)
PRAYER: For the Ministers of God's People to openly declare the Truths of God's Word with a prayerfully received anointing of the Holy Spirit.
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Chris.
History cannot be changed. Once something is done, it is done. Once something is signed and sealed, it cannot be changed. The passage of Scripture says that Moab is the father of the Moabites: "to this day". One of the results of the mistake of a speedy and prayer-less important decision is that, so often, it cannot be changed. The results of it are frustration and regret.
It is amazing Grace that we can see and learn from the lives of God's Old Testament People, how that God so often gave amazing and undeserved Grace to them. If and when we make mistakes we are tempted to hide them, that does not help.
We can be more careful with our decisions and make fewer mistakes, we can include other people to help us with them. Important decisions can have a life-long effect on our lives, so we need to be making the right ones.
However, there are some people who cannot, or will not, make decisions for themselves. These people go to others to make decisions for them, this is disastrous and many times ends in broken relationships because of the incorrect advice that was given.
There is a difference in including other people in our decisions and going to other people to make decisions for us.
