Title: Win both battles.
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Win both battles.
In Genesis 14, the nephew Lot, who left Abraham,
Because of the war in Sodom
This is the case of King Chedorlaomer's captivity.
I went down to Sodom to live well.
War broke out and all of their possessions were taken as prisoners of war.
Abraham left his nephew Lot
Hearing that Chedorlaomer had been taken prisoner,
From Hebron to Dan with 318 soldiers who were usually trained at home.
He runs 240 kilometers and rescues Lot.
Melchizedek king of Salem for Abraham
Bring bread and wine and serve them.
What Abraham gained during the war
A tithe goes to Melchizedek.
You will have to fight two battles in life.
The one is
It's a fight with other visible people,
another one
It is a battle against the invisible self.
Lessons from Abraham
For fighting with other visible people
1. I believed that God was the only strength and help.
You have to fight big and small battles in life.
David is
- Psalm 121:1 I will lift up my eyes to the mountains
Where will my help come from...
Who do you think is helping yourself?
People have limits, changes, and costs.
I lived in preparation for war.
14:14 With 318 people who practiced at home
I followed them all the way to Dan and rescued them.
2. Prepare, but be aware that there is a risk of a crisis in an unfamiliar place
It was Abraham who usually prepared for the things to come.
Abraham - He was a man of insight.
- I lived preparing for war.
14:14 I took the 318 people who practiced at home and followed me to Dan.
have rescued them.
Those who believe in Jesus and are saved
We must live a victorious life for the glory of God.
During the Japanese colonial era, Mrs. Lee Sook Ahn
Even if he went to prison, he trained two things to win.
(1) It was starvation training.
(2) It is said that they trained to memorize the words of the Bible and hymns.
3. Abramham fought the battle wisely.
15 - Divide the family and ride the night
Destroy them and destroy them.
The kings had strong armies.
They carried out a surprise operation in the middle of the night.
To win the invisible battle...
Abraham's invisible battle
1. There was an inner battle to forgive his nephew Lot.
Lot is an ungrateful man.
He is a person who has made concessions, but has hurt his heart.
self-serving person,
I lost everything.
Maybe Abraham would rather fight with your king
It was more difficult to overcome the bitter feelings toward Lot that was in him.
2. It is a fight against one's own pride.
Abraham returned after winning the war
It must have been praised and applauded by many.
I even went to the King of Salem to see off...
14:19-20 Melchizedek king of Salem blessed Abraham,
Lord of heaven and earth, O Most High God
bless Abraham
You have given your adversary into your hands
Praise be to the Most High God.
Only God exalted.
20. About not praising Abraham himself
not in the slightest offended
One-tenth of what you got from Melchizedek...
Abraham was a man of faith and a man of humility.
Everyone likes to be greeted
I like to be praised.
A true victor humbles himself and gives all glory to God.
3. Abraham was the victor over material things.
Not everyone can be free from material things.
Everyone is affected by matter.
It is a thing of the past as well.
When Abraham returned from war
Melchizedek king of Salem served Abraham with bread and wine.
But the king of Sodom gave people back to him,
He tells Abraham to take everything.
Abraham returns everything.
Reason
- Maybe because of the king of Sodom, Abraham seems to be rich.
Abraham also has a greed for material things.
But you have something to give
It shows that there are things that should not be received.
Abraham is a man who transcends material things.
It's a real winner.