6 Then the men set out from there, and they looked down toward Sodom. And Abraham went with them to set them on their way. 17 The Lord said, “Shall I hide from Abraham what I am about to do, 18 seeing that Abraham shall surely become a great and mighty nation, and all the nations of the earth shall be blessed in him? 19 For I have chosen him, that he may command his children and his household after him to keep the way of the Lord by doing righteousness and justice, so that the Lord may bring to Abraham what he has promised him.” 20 Then the Lord said, “Because the outcry against Sodom and Gomorrah is great and their sin is very grave, 21 I will go down to see whether they have done altogether according to the outcry that has come to me. And if not, I will know.” – Genesis 18:6-21, English Standard Version
Such was Abraham’s encounter with God that God promoted him in Kingdom authority by revealing to Abraham what He was about to do. Abraham had proved himself obedient by staying in the promised land even when he didn’t hear God’s voice for 14 years. Here was a man that God could reveal what He was about to do in the earth. It was essentially because of Abraham’s destiny – “For I have chosen him, that he may command his children and his household after him to keep the way of the Lord by doing righteousness and justice, so that the Lord may bring to Abraham what he has promised him” – that God “confided” in Abraham. In other words, God had chosen that He would do things in the earth through His covenant person who had proved himself as one totally committed to God’s covenant purposes in the earth. Hence God shared His purposes with the man through whom God’s purposes would unfold. In effect, Abraham had been promoted to a greater Kingdom responsibility and authority.
May God find you trustworthy! May you be responsible in your Kingdom assignment wherever your sphere of influence is! May God reveal the mysteries going on around you so you may wage the good war for His Kingdom!
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