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Genesis chapter 20 verse six

then God said to him in the dream

yes I know that you have done this in the integrity of your heart

and it was I who kept you

from sinning against me therefore I did not let you touch her. There's a ton we

could talk about in this chapter when Abraham journeys into the

territory of Abimilek, the King of Garar, he takes Sarah and there's a lot that goes on here that Abraham does that

Abemelect does the whole point in this verse that I just read and what I want to

draw attention to as we pray is God saying to Abimilek, I know you've done this in the

integrity of your heart, in other words not defiled Abraham's wife and it was I God says who kept you from

sinning against me and the picture here in Genesis chapter 20, verse 6 is what we see all over the Bible.

The only way you and I can resist sin and overcome temptation is by the power of God. This is why Jesus teaches us to pray. Lead us not its temptation, but deliver us from evil

because he knows that laugh to ourselves, we will wander.

Left to ourselves, we will send, left to ourselves, we will turn from God's good ways to our own evil and wicked ways.

And evil and wicked is the right word.

Anything apart from God's good ways is evil and wicked and this is what we are all prone to do in our

sinfulness which is why we need God's mercy.

Not just at one point in our life when we put our faith in Jesus

and we ask him to forgive us of our sins we enter into relationship with

him through faith but it's not just that moment when we need his mercy we

need his mercy at every single moment and the beauty is God promises to give us

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