When we were young and asked to share cake or chocolate with siblings, friends, or cousins, how did we choose? At least once, we measured the portions to get the biggest one. However, when our parents shared something with us, the outcome was different; they ensured we received the best.
Here, Abraham and Lot decided to separate, and Lot, like an immature person, didn't want to give the best to Abraham. He didn't want him or his family to have less comfort at the cost of giving the best to his brother. Genesis chapter 13, verse 10 says, "Lot looked around and saw that the whole Jordan Valley, all the way to Zoar, had plenty of water, like the garden of the Lord. So Lot chose the whole Jordan Valley for himself and moved away towards the east." What a cunning fellow our dear Lot must be!
Considering all that happened to Abraham and how Lot took the best, leaving the rest, God, with the heart of a father, comes to him directly and asks him to look in all directions. Just as Abraham gave Lot the freedom to choose, and Lot looked around, now God is giving Abraham the choice to look around in every direction and giving everything to him forever. God said he blessed Abraham to have countless descendants, like the number of dust on earth.
Abraham definitely got moved when Lot moved away, but God started moving things in his favor. The next verse says, Abraham built an altar to God, worshiping Him for the mercy shown not only to him but to his generation.
Hey friend, if you feel broken and betrayed by someone close, if you think they took the best portion, choose God as your portion, not any mere land or a house. God will immediately see your heart, bless you, and your generation. In Isaiah 44:3, God says, "I will pour... My blessing upon thine offspring." May God bless us all with the promise he has given in the above verse.
Dear God, thank you for being our portion. All we need is you. Thank you for looking at our hearts when we felt betrayed. Thank you for taking our case into your hands, and thank you for going to bless us beyond our imagination. May your mercy be upon us and our generations forever. In Jesus' name, we pray. Amen.
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