"So Abram said to Lot, “Please let there be no strife between you and me, and between my herdsmen and your herdsmen; for we are brethren. 9 Is not the whole land before you? Please separate from me. If you take the left, then I will go to the right; or, if you go to the right, then I will go to the left.” And Lot lifted his eyes and saw all the plain of Jordan, that it was well watered everywhere (before the Lord destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah) like the garden of the Lord, like the land of Egypt as you go toward Zoar." vv.8-10
Read chapter 13.
Don't you wish all conflicts were settled this easy? Here we have two men, brothers even, with huge possessions of animals and other items and there's a dissension between one another's herdsmen. Abram steps up to handle the matter in a way to not break their family ties. Sometimes living with others is difficult and causes more problems than when apart. This sing to say run or move away from those that are difficult to be around, but come to an agreement of how to live, that there would cause hate or strife. We also see how Lot chose which way to go based on beauty and provision of abundant water similar to Eden. How cool that they would've known more about what Eden was like being not far removed from when creation happened. But we also see the danger in this decision. The people of the plain were corrupt, yet Lot chose based on what he saw. Abram takes the humble position and decides to go opposite whichever Lot chooses. When have you made a decision based on what appeals to the eyes over what's better for the soul? How have you handled dissension with your family or friends, whether directly toward you or that made you side with someone?
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