Adam and Eve did it.
Abraham did.
Isaac did it.
Jacob did it.
David did it.
Those are a who's who list of the heroes of our faith right? So how is it that God continually blessed them time after time after time when they messed up and sinned as we do? Abraham lied about Sarah... and Jacob decieved his father after God told Rebekah that Jacob would be blessed rather than Esau so did God ordain Jacob's lying? Does God bless those who sin? Does he bless who he is going to bless and it really doesnt matter what they do?
Now, I know that these guys were faithful and all that accompanies being a hero of the faith...but I can't help but wonder...why does God bless these guys and not others? Should we take it with a "Come what may" attitude? I am not saying that I want to be rich or that I want to be a King or father of many nations or whatever...but I was under the impression...tell me if you were too...that those who were sinning would not be blessed by God. Any one else think that? I mean, look in Genesis...these guys didnt stop and pray after they had committed the sin...they just went on and some gave excuses but for the most part they all went away with more than what they had before the act occured. Just wondering what you thought...puzzled in plymouth.
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Here is something I came across while looking around on the web... might be worth a read.
God sends rain on the just and the unjust. I have often heard this verse quoted. It is almost always quoted out of context and completely misinterpreted. Rain is interpreted as troubles and trials. This verse is often used to explain why good people have to face trials.
Maybe people think of rain as bad because it interferes with our camping and picnics. But these words were spoken to mostly farmers living in a land with low rainfall. They depended on rain for their survival. To them, rain was a picture of God's blessing. Reading the phrase in context makes it clear that Jesus is talking about God's blessings.
"You have heard that it was said, 'Love your neighbor and hate your enemy.' But I tell you: Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, that you may be sons of your Father in heaven. He causes his sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous." (Matthew 5:43-45 NIV)
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