Sarah Walks Courageously with God
Sarah was the noted figure last night in Courageously Walking With God. Leaving her home and all in Ur, a comfortable life, to follow her husband and traipse all over on camels. The contrast was drawn with Lot’s wife, who wasn’t about to give up the good life, who looked behind as her family was fleeing Sodom, and who subsequently turned into a pillar of salt.
I know she did this because I saw that drama played out at the St Louis International convention years ago at Busch Stadium. They ran from the diamond into the outfield, as though chasing a fly ball. Midway, she raised her colored cloak inside out over her head. It was white on the inside. From afar, she looked exactly as though turning into a pillar of salt.
In Sarah’s case, her sacrifice of the good life was remedied after a time. Abraham passed her off as her sister in Negeb, for fear the king might kill him off to take her as his wife. They were known to do such things—killing didn’t bother them but stealing another man’s apparently wife did. So Abimelech absconds with her, figuring he’s going to woo her over. ‘Keep your paws off her,’ God says in a dream. ‘She’s married!’ Whereupon, Abimelech falls all over himself to make amends, showering both Sarah and Abraham with gifts:
“Abimelech then took sheep and cattle and male and female servants and gave them to Abraham, and he returned his wife Sarah to him. Abimelech also said: “Here my land is available to you. Dwell whereveryou please.” And to Sarah he said: “Here I give 1,000 pieces of silver to your brother. It is a sign of your innocence to all who are with you and before everybody, and you are cleared of reproach.”
I mean, if you were wanting to scam the guy you could not do better. I’ve even thought of copying the scheme myself next time I run across a rich king, for my wife is also a looker, and as it is I have to constantly beat off louts giving her the eye. Trouble is, I’m a little worried she might become enticed with the good life and cut me out of the picture entirely.
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