Kingdom Men Rising
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And the men rose up from thence, and looked toward Sodom: and Abraham went with them to bring them on the way.
And the Lord said, Shall I hide from Abraham that thing which I do;
Seeing that Abraham shall surely become a great and mighty nation, and all the nations of the earth shall be blessed in him?
For I know him, that he will command his children and his household after him, and they shall keep the way of the Lord, to do justice and judgment; that the Lord may bring upon Abraham that which he hath spoken of him.
One of the utmost and urgent issues in the heart of God is that of fatherhood. God’s design for society is to begin from great homes. And his design for building great homes is through fathers (Men). Fathers are God’s custodians of homes. Fathers are crucial and vital link in the plan of God.
Fathers are the Priest of the home.
Fathers are instructors.
Fathers are Protectors.
Fathers are Rulers.
Fathers are Providers.
Fathers are to intentionally transfer the generational blessings
Here i n chapter 19, God is about to destroy Sodom.
Abraham is so faithful that God will not hide this fact from him.
What is it about Abraham that so impresses God
I. He (Abraham) Has a Relationship “I know him.”
Not just omnipotence. God knew who he was.
Men, the best thing you can do for the relationship with your children is to make sure that you have a relationship with God. One that is personal, intimate and dynamic!
For the Lord knoweth the way of the righteous: But the way of the ungodly shall perish.
II He Has a Reputation
A. With God
First, we saw that God knew who he (Abraham) was.
But God also knew what he was.
I know that thou canst do every thing, And that no thought can be withholden from thee.
B. With His Children
“Command ahis children … after him”
Men we must be an example.
For I have given you an example, that ye should do as I have done to you.
For even hereunto were ye called: because Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that ye should follow his steps:
Let no man despise thy youth; but be thou an example of the believers, in word, in conversation, in charity, in spirit, in faith, in purity.
There is this Poem called “Son’s Little Eyes Upon You”
There are little eyes upon you,
And they’re watching night and day;
There are little ears that quickly take in
Every word that you say;
There are little hands all eager
To do everything that you do.
And a little boy who’s dreaming
Of the day he’ll be like you.
You’re the little fellow’s idol,
You’re the wisest of the wise;
In his little mind about you
No suspicions ever rise;
He believes in you devotedly,
Holds that all you say and do
He will say and do in your way
When he’s grown up just like you.
There’s a wide-eyed little fellow
Who believes you’re always right
And his ears are always open,
And he watches day and night.
You are setting an example
Every day in all you do
For the little boy who’s waiting
To grow up to be like you.
III. Men has a Regimen (Routine)
“Command” - Heb., tsavah, to give a charge, an order. To put or set in order.
This would include servants.
Definition: Regimen
a regulated routine of therapy or exercise designed to promote health
an system that is in place
IV. He has a Resolve “He will command,” and “they shall keep”
And if it seem evil unto you to serve the Lord, choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the flood, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.
V. He has a Result (in mind)
“And they shall keep the way of the LORD, to do justice and judgment,”
A. Keep the way.
What better? If when I die, my children have reared their children the same way, in the same faith in which they were brought up, I will die a happy man!
B. Do Justice and Judgment.
Justice = what is fair and right to God and to man.
Judgment = the ability to discern all things, to divide between good and evil.
IV. He has a Reward
“That the LORD may bring upon Abraham that which he hath spoken of him.”
God had promised Abraham that he would make of him a great nation.
All that could have been lost had Isaac turned away.
Abraham did his part to bring his family to faith.
Perhaps the greatest testimony of Abraham’s fathering is seen in Gen. 22.
Isaac trust him completely!
In Genesis 22:1-18
And it came to pass after these things, that God did tempt Abraham, and said unto him, Abraham: and he said, Behold, here I am.
And he said, Take now thy son, thine only son Isaac, whom thou lovest, and get thee into the land of Moriah; and offer him there for a burnt offering upon one of the mountains which I will tell thee of.
And Abraham rose up early in the morning, and saddled his ass, and took two of his young men with him, and Isaac his son, and clave the wood for the burnt offering, and rose up, and went unto the place of which God had told him.
Then on the third day Abraham lifted up his eyes, and saw the place afar off.
And Abraham said unto his young men, Abide ye here with the ass; and I and the lad will go yonder and worship, and come again to you.
And Abraham took the wood of the burnt offering, and laid it upon Isaac his son; and he took the fire in his hand, and a knife; and they went both of them together.
And Isaac spake unto Abraham his father, and said, My father: and he said, Here am I, my son. And he said, Behold the fire and the wood: but where is the lamb for a burnt offering?
And Abraham said, My son, God will provide himself a lamb for a burnt offering: so they went both of them together.
And they came to the place which God had told him of; and Abraham built an altar there, and laid the wood in order, and bound Isaac his son, and laid him on the altar upon the wood.
And Abraham stretched forth his hand, and took the knife to slay his son.
And the angel of the Lord called unto him out of heaven, and said, Abraham, Abraham: and he said, Here am I.
And he said, Lay not thine hand upon the lad, neither do thou any thing unto him: for now I know that thou fearest God, seeing thou hast not withheld thy son, thine only son from me.
And Abraham lifted up his eyes, and looked, and behold behind him a ram caught in a thicket by his horns: and Abraham went and took the ram, and offered him up for a burnt offering in the stead of his son.
And Abraham called the name of that place Jehovah-jireh: as it is said to this day, In the mount of the Lord it shall be seen.
And the angel of the Lord called unto Abraham out of heaven the second time,
And said, By myself have I sworn, saith the Lord, for because thou hast done this thing, and hast not withheld thy son, thine only son:
That in blessing I will bless thee, and in multiplying I will multiply thy seed as the stars of the heaven, and as the sand which is upon the sea shore; and thy seed shall possess the gate of his enemies;
And in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed; because thou hast obeyed my voice.
Closing
Closing
God can use a father like Abraham.
I. God could use Abraham because He knew him. "For I have known him…"
Know (Heb. Yada)
A. God’s knowledge of Abraham was intimate. Yada = intimate knowledge
It is used to speak of sexual intercourse (Gen. 4:1).
This shows the intimate knowledge God has for we humans.
B. God’s knowledge of Abraham was extensive.
Yada is used in Jeremiah 1:5.
"Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee, [and] I ordained thee a prophet unto the nations."
You see here God’s knowledge extends all the way to prior to our birth. He knows us even before we were born.
God deeply knows everything about you, nothing is hidden from Him. It is as if all is laid bear before Him.
In theology this is called the omniscience of God. God is all knowing.
God knows about our strengths, weaknesses, fears, thoughts, deeds, sins…
God knows these things yet He still initiates a relationship with mankind,
just like He did with Abraham.
II. God could use Abraham because he would fulfill His purpose.
"in order that" shows purpose
A. God wanted Abraham to lead his family.
"command" reflects a firmly established structure. A structure whereby one has the right to rule by God, Himself. It means that God has placed someone in a position to command others and to expect them to obey.
It is used of God commanding David (1 Sam. 13:14).
It is used of a king who commands his servants (2 Sam. 21:14).
It is used of a father commanding his son (Jesse & David; 1 Sam. 17:20).
We need to set some policy, tone and direction for our homes.
Men our wives want us to get out there and lead and quit dumping everything on them.
Ill. Having a supervisor who will not lead and dumps on you -- you get frustrated with them. So do our wives with us.
Caution: We must realize, just like our supervisor has a limited authority, just like our president has a limited authority, we can not just say anything, do anything or require anything. We do not have the authority to ask someone to sin.
We must not tell someone to not do something God has said to do, or to do something God has said we should not do. We husbands, we fathers will be held accountable to God for how we lead our families.
The best kind of leader is the one who leads by example. Christ lead by example
(1 Peter 2:21). The Apostle Paul lead by example (1 Cor. 11:1). A shepherd leads his flock (Ps. 23:2). To say, "Do as I say, not as I do" will not cut it. No one wants to follow a leader who is unkind, uncaring, negligent, immoral or hypocritical.
B. God wanted Abraham to be involved with his family.
God wants you men to lead, Yes, but He also wants you to be involved in the lives of your family members. This takes day-in day-out diligence.
If you are doing this right you will be tired…
III. God could use Abraham because he would produce a desired product.
A. God desired the whole family live in complete obedience to Him.
"keep the way of the Lord" = the idea of exercising great care over, to perform carefully, to give careful heed to God’s way. This is not only an
external obedience, but is also obeying and keeping God’s way in the heart
Let them not depart from thine eyes; Keep them in the midst of thine heart.
