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The Faith That Lets Go -Genesis 13



Scripture Reflection



After the famine and his humbling experience in Egypt, Abram returned to Bethel — “the place where he had first built an altar to the Lord” (13:4). Here, he called upon the name of the Lord again — not as a perfect man, but as one who had fallen, repented, and come home. This moment marked spiritual renewal, a return to the altar where his journey of faith had begun.


Even the most faithful stumble. But true faith is not the absence of failure — it’s the willingness to return, to rebuild the altar, and to call upon the Lord again.


As Abram and Lot’s possessions grew, the land could no longer support them both (13:6). What once was a bond of kinship turned into a source of conflict. The abundance that should have been a blessing became a test. Their herdsmen quarreled, and Abram — a man transformed by grace — stepped forward in humility:


“Let there be no strife between you and me… for we are brethren.” (13:8)


Abram could have claimed his right as elder, as God’s chosen. Yet he yielded, saying,


“If you go to the left, I’ll go to the right.”


This is the meekness of true faith — the strength to let go because one trusts that God’s promises are never lost through generosity.


Lot, on the other hand, lifted up his eyes and chose the well-watered plains of the Jordan — “like the garden of the Lord, like the land of Egypt” (13:10). But his eyes were carnal, drawn to beauty and comfort rather than righteousness. He chose prosperity over promise, and in doing so, walked step by step toward Sodom — a city “greatly wicked and sinful before the Lord” (13:13).


Sometimes God separates us from certain people or comforts, not to deprive us, but to prepare us for something greater. Only after Lot parted did God say to Abram,


“Lift up your eyes… All the land you see I will give to you and your offspring forever.” (13:14–15)


What Lot grasped in greed, Abram received in grace. The one who sought to keep everything lost it; the one who released everything gained an eternal inheritance.



 

Spiritual Insight



  • Faith doesn’t cling — it trusts and releases.

  • Separation, though painful, often precedes revelation.

  • When we walk by faith, God expands our vision and confirms His promises anew.




 

Prayer



Lord, teach me the faith that lets go — the faith that trusts You enough to release what I cannot control. When conflict arises, give me a spirit of peace and humility. Lift my eyes above worldly gain, that I may see the inheritance You’ve prepared — not one built on pride or possession, but on Your eternal promise.

Amen.





 



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