Julie
I think that today's passage shows how Abram's faith in God has increased since his denial of his wife. With his rejection to the king of Sodom for the riches that he tried to give him. We have to remember sometimes that what we are being offered my look good on the outside, but what are we giving up if we take what is offered. I did not feel that I really got much more out of this, maybe one of you saw something more.
Psalm 8 is a praise to the Lord. It's a great reminder that everything that we have was given to us by the Lord and that we should be thankful for all that we have. I don't mean just material items, but that he gave us the world and everything in it, that we should be in awe of the beauty that surrounds us. This is kind of a reminder to stop and smell the roses and see the goodness that is there and that God provided and be in awe and wonder of just how big his love and trust is in us to be able to take care of what he has given.
Michelle
I didn't really get much from this day's reading. What I did see was groups trying to "conquer" others. This really annoys me for some reason. Why does every group think they need to overtake others and their possessions. I don't think that is very God-like. But throughout history that is what the human race has done. I do see what you are saying about Abram not taking anything from the king of Sodom, like he realized that wasn't the right thing to do and made a promise to God to refrain from that. It isn't clear why or when this happened.
In the psalm, I do see that the person writing it is seeing the awe inspiring works of God in nature. It does seem to be saying you will find God even in the things you pass everyday. But it also seems to be asking why he cares for mankind. What are we that he cares for us and gave us authority over things of this world? We need to be reminded that he did this and should show gratitude for our placement on this earth.
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