Gen18-19/Matt6:1-18

Sorry for length of this post
Tomorrow's read: Gen20-22 Matt 6:1-18

Note: I'm hoping to make a posting each day on our reading but gotta tell you, I don't see that happening. I'm reaching out to you to help keep this going - we are all 'new learners' in the grand scheme of things, but there are some that are reading with us are very new (counting myself) or reading for the first time.

I found out today there were two folks reading with us that I wasn't aware - one of which I had a long 'sit down' tonight on just general discussions and bible 'favorite topics'. This individual was just awesome on his knowledge. The point!!!!, please post your questions.. if you don't know, you gotta ask. Where did dinosaurs fit into biblical days.. ? Hmm.. see, those are the type things that I got questions on this week- why not share with rest of the team (.. we are the body, right?)

We have a growing team of just outstanding individuals that are quite versed with the bible; teachers, Chief editors (yeah, gotta say - I'm impressed), lawyers, doctors, veterinarian, staff members (so no swearing), deacons, several that attend seminary, oh and me (I ran two miles in the rain, didn't I Kevin? heheh) - we should be so lucky to have them, I'm very, very happy that each are participating. Ok.. I'm done.

Gen18
v3 – “.. if I have found favor in your eyes, my Lord, do not pass your servant by” – wow, that is my prayer tonight for each on this ‘reading team’

v12-18 – Sarah laughs with a little sarcasm it seems, God calls her out, she lies about it (just like a woman.. just kidding ladies – ahah), then God definitively states – ‘yes you did’.

v17 – Just one of my favorite times in the entire bible – “Then the Lord said, shall I hide from Abraham what I’m about to do”, when talking to Abraham - God just 'checking in with his 'boy' to just to let him in on what was about to happen. My notes say that ‘God convened his Heavenly Counsel at Abraham’s tent’.. and ‘He thus even gave Abraham the opportunity to speak in His court and to intercede for the righteous in Sodom and Gomorrah’. You catch that.. Abraham speaking to ‘His Court’… sitting at the ‘table with God’ discussing 'what was about to go down’. To me, this is just huge

32 – Abraham had ‘talked God down’ (wow.. insert a ‘huge' here too) from 50 to 10. I wondered why he stopped at 10. My notes suggest possibly Lot had in his mind; Lot and his wife, two sons, his 2 married daughters and their husbands (that’s 8), his two unmarried daughters making 10.

Gen19
v8 – what are your thoughts here – Lot offering his virgin daughters to an angry mob?

v22 – Zoar was just below the Salt sea.... almost at the lake's edge on it's most southern point, it seems.

Matt 6
This is a great read about giving to the needy, prayer, and fasting. I love the part about prayer and 'dont babble'. v8 ‘…for your father knows what you need before you ask him’.

God knows our heart..