I was thinking a lot about how Abraham is known as father Abraham, but did not actually have many children. God had promised him that his posterity would be too many to number, ok. We all review the lesson of how God always keeps his promises regardless if we think it is possible. After all he went through, he still loved God, and gave him a rod sorry, that last bit was sleep writting and I kept it to amuse myself, much like my sleep conversation recorded on tape when I argued with my teacher about Rhode Island and the electoral college, something I know nothing about. Interesting. I wonder. Mom and Dad said that I listed the US presidents in order while out of it in the hospital. So, my subconcious actually learned something from that Tuesday Thursday, after lunch history lecture can't remember any of my history professors names, but I loved that class. My western civilizations class at Ole Miss really changed my life. I remember the guy had the oddest accent. Findland maybe, hmm... Anyhow, Abraham proved worthy of being called a friend of God. Cool, huh? God friended him!
This is what stumps me. As a gift, and seen as the greatest reward and blessing? Posterity.
If ever I wondered the value of children in the eternal scheme of things (which seem dominated by ego) I know now that they are esteemed the highest gift Heavenly Father can give you.
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Correct that. Forgiveness would he the greatest gift, but something akin to a Christmas present God gave a good friend posterity, and that fascinates me.
I hardly thought it Godly when we were asked what our favorite things were cause we would give them away. I kept thinking my kids, but I could not give them away.
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