And king Abimelech? Did he realize that the Lord caused him to not sexually “touch” Sarah, Abraham’s wife? Are we familiar with the Old Testament and the operations of our Powerful, Almighty God? And, do we really think that the Lord has somehow changed over these thousands of years? I submit that He has not.
Genesis 20:2-6 NET - "Abraham said about his wife Sarah, "She is my sister." So Abimelech, king of Gerar, sent for Sarah and took her. But God appeared to Abimelech in a dream at night and said to him, "You are as good as dead because of the woman you have taken, for she is someone else's wife." Now Abimelech had not gone near her. He said, "Lord, would you really slaughter an innocent nation? Did Abraham not say to me, 'She is my sister'? And she herself said, 'He is my brother.' I have done this with a clear conscience and with innocent hands!" Then in the dream God replied to him, "Yes, I know that you have done this with a clear conscience. That is why I have kept you from sinning against me and why I did not allow you to touch her."
Did the Lord reserve Sarah to remain as Abraham’s wife? Did king Abimelech know that the Lord was controlling his mind so that he would not “touch her”? Did the king actually believe that he had made the choice to not put a finger upon her? Would the king have told you that it was based upon [his] free will that he elected to keep his distance? What about Sarah while she was in his custody? Did Sarah know that her body was being protected by the Lord? And Abraham? Was he aware? Of course not, for in verses 7-11 we find that Abraham thought that he would be killed if Abimelech had found out that they were husband and wife, thus the Righteous, Pure, and Holy man lied. No one knew that God was in control. King Abimelech thought and believed that he was making the decisions around whether to become intimate with Sarah, but what he did not realize is that God was at his mental helm.
And yourself? Do you really disbelieve that God isn’t doing this with you? Do you really believe that He has left us to fend for ourselves . . . that he has left us alone? Do you folks not realize how in control He truly is over all of His creation? Does it really make sense that there could be an Eternal Plan, yet we don’t have to follow it at all? Is that reasonable? Is it rational to suggest that God has a plan that involves humanity, but that it doesn't involve human thought and action . . . the things we do?
Was the prayer below the prayer of a lunatic? Or, is Jesus the Son of David?
Psalm 141:3 NLT - "Take control of what I say, O LORD, and guard my lips."
Matthew 1:1 KJV - "The book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham."
Why would David pray such a prayer if there were no indication that this was the Way of his God? Do you all mean to say that you don't ask that God take control over your life? Do you not ask Him to control your own tongue? Do you not ask the Lord for His help? Do you not ask that He would help the minds and decisions of your teenagers? In an adulterous marriage, do you victims of adultery not turn to God, asking, praying, and even begging that God would intervene?
You folks say that you all are in control, yet we ALL know that you ALL ask God for help. Yet incredibly, this thread is filled with self-willed decisions, extending the Lord with virtually no credit. How can we be this way? How can we be double-minded? How can we speak out of both corners of our mouths?
"I decide ALL things in my life!" Sure, right up to the point when we ask Him for help.
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