God is Powerful

The book of Genesis is full of God’s power.  God knew that in order for us to listen to Him, we needed to respect His awesome power. 

Genesis 18

133) The Lord appeared to Abraham again.  Abraham actually saw three men standing nearby.  They eat the food that Abraham prepares.  (Are the other two men actually angels?)

134) The Lord said that He would return to Abraham about this time next year, and Sarah would have a son.

135)  The Lord knew what Sarah was thinking!

136) God asked Abraham, “Is anything too hard for the Lord?”  (A question we should always keep in mind!)

137) The Lord asked the two men with Him, “Shall I hide from Abraham what I am about to do?” (I find this verse particularly interesting.)

138) The Lord said, “For I have chosen him (Abraham), so that he will direct his children and his household after him to keep the way of the Lord by doing what is right and just, so that the Lord will bring about for Abraham what he has promised him.”  (Two important lessons here:  we are to direct our children, and we keep the way of the Lord by doing what is right and just.)

139) The Lord said, “The outcry against Sodom and Gomorrah is so great and their sin so grievous that I will go down and see if what they have done is as bad as the outcry that has reached me.  If not, I will know.”  (Was is the outcry of the angels that God heard, or was it men like Abraham?  Also, God came down to earth to see for Himself what was going on!)

140) Abraham calls God “the Judge” of all the earth.

141) The Lord said, “If I find fifty righteous people in the city of Sodom, I will spare the whole place for their sake.” (God cares about mankind.  He doesn’t want us to be destroyed by sin.)

142) The Lord agreed to spare Sodom if only ten righteous people could be found.

Who says Christians can’t make a difference!!