The Gospel Truth Magazine March 2019 | Page 12

rededicates himself to the Sovereign didn’t. If only he would have depended by reviving his devotion to God and upon God in Gen. 12:11-20 instead reviving his dependence on God. of putting Sarah in the line of danger. He should have looked to the Lord for When Abraham calls on the Lord, he protection. He should have depended on revived his devotion to God. After the Lord. However, Abraham, in both of experiencing failure in his life Abraham those moments, failed. Conversely, he is comes back to the place of the altar. now declaring that he depends on God. Abraham has a deliberate intent to This would indicate that his failure was get into the presence of God. Given necessary for him to get to a place where the context of the previous episode in he knew to depend on God. Abraham’s life, this is a cry that says God I choose you. Abraham is devoting It took Abraham failing to discover himself to God. Note how the text says that he needed to depend on God in “at the beginning” and “at the first.” He all situations. What happened in this goes back and he falls in love with God man’s life is what needs to take place in all over again. He goes back and he the lives of many of God’s children after rekindles his love for God after leaving failure. We need to take the same steps his love. that Abraham took and bounce back. Just as Abraham did in the beginning Abraham also revived his dependence of the 13th chapter of Genesis, he on God. No doubt enveloped in this bounced back from failure. I am here calling on the Lord is the expressing as a testament after all of my failures of humility and penitence for his and struggles that God will give grace misconduct in Egypt or he was giving and have mercy upon us. By His power thanks for deliverance from the dangers and not that of our own, we can bounce in Egypt. Abraham, according to some back and in fact continue to bounce scholars, was here calling on the Lord back. Abraham didn’t stay in the place expressing his dependence on God. If of his failure, he separated himself from only he would have depended upon God failure. We must determine that failure back in Gen. 12:10 instead of looking all is no place for us to dwell. Failure is over to meet his needs; which led him not final! And Bouncing back is a to Egypt. He should have looked to the possibility! Lord and depended on the Lord, but he Follow Moderator Barber on social media @PastorBarber2 @PastorBarber2 johnnybarber2.wordpress.com facebook.com/johnnybarber2 -Rev. Johnny L. Barber, II Moderator Johnny L. Barber, II is the youngest elected Moderator in the history of the Florida East Coast Baptist Association. He humbly serves as Pastor to the Mount Sinai Missionary Baptist Church in Miami, Florida. FREE COMPETITION • NO ENTRY FEES! Upcoming Auditions 2019 GRAND PRIZE: Music, Dance, Voice, Original Composition and Spoken Word Airfare, hotel and free passes for two to attend the Teen Choice Awards in Los Angeles * , courtesy of WSVN PLUS $500 CASH! Sunday, March 10 Saturday, April 13 3-6 p.m. 1-6 p.m. Miracle Theatre 280 Miracle Mile, Coral Gables, FL 33134 City of Miami Little Haiti Cultural Complex 212 NE 59th Terrace, Miami, FL 33137 Sunday, March 17 Saturday, April 20 3-6 p.m. 2-7 p.m. Miracle Theatre 280 Miracle Mile, Coral Gables, FL 33134 Sunday, March 31 1-5 p.m. South Miami-Dade Cultural Arts Center 10950 SW 211th Street Cutler Bay, FL 33189 Saturday, April 6 2-7 p.m. Miracle Theatre 280 Miracle Mile, Coral Gables, FL 33134 Sunday, April 7 1-6 p.m. Miracle Theatre 280 Miracle Mile, Coral Gables, FL 33134 Semifinals Saturday, April 27, 7 p.m. Sunday, April 28, 3 p.m. Miracle Theatre 280 Miracle Mile, Coral Gables, FL 33134 Finals Saturday, May 4, 7 p.m. Miracle Theatre 280 Miracle Mile, Coral Gables, FL 33134 de a D - i m a The M n i t Search Tale Miami Arts Studio 15015 SW 24th Street, Miami, FL 33185 OPEN TO AGES 8 – 17 • Register at www.actorsplayhouse.org or call 305.444.9293 ext. 621 * Grand prize is subject to change based on event timing and location.