Grace for your spirit
So Isaac lived in Gerar. When the men of the place asked about his wife, he said, "she is my sister", for he was afraid to say "my wife" thinking, "the men of the city might kill me on account of Rebekah for she is beautiful". Genesis 26:6-7
I wonder where he learned that? Back in Genesis 20, when following the travels of Abraham and Sarah, we learned that they were ready for trouble. Since Sarah was beautiful, they were afraid someone would try to steal her and kill Abraham. They came up with that story. "She is my sister" Their faith just went so far, and they had this plan for the rest of the time. Like father like son. Now Isaac is using the same story for his wife. If these patriarchs had married ugly women, would their faith have sustained them without lying, or would they lie about other things? That sad heritage of lying to get what they wanted was passed on for many generations. They gained a little with it, but they lost so much more. What are we passing along to our next generations? Faith or deceit?
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