Wednesday, March 30, 2016

GOSPEL NUGGET #457

Ge 12:14 So it was, when Abram came into Egypt, that the Egyptians saw the woman, that she was very beautiful.
15 The princes of Pharaoh also saw her and commended her to Pharaoh. And the woman was taken to Pharaoh's house.
Ge 12:16 He treated Abram well for her (Sarah's) sake. He had sheep, oxen, male donkeys, male and female servants, female donkeys, and camels.

Abraham was treated well by Pharaoh for Sarah's sake. Abraham became exceedingly wealthy because of her. It was Sarah's beauty, but it was Abraham's blessing.

Picture of salvation alert! It is exactly the same with the salvation of a sinner. A sinner is spiritually bankrupt before God, but, God, because of Christ, can bless him "with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ."

A sinner is someone who is spiritually hideous to God, he deserves nothing but judgment. But God can treat him well, not because of him, but because of Christ.

Abraham was treated well because of his connection to Sarah. In the same way, we will also be treated well, saved by God, if we are connected to Christ by faith in Him and what He did on the cross.

Are you connected to Christ? Has He become your "Sarah" to God?