Core Message
Yielding rights for peace can position you to see God’s promise more clearly.
Flow
- Conflict risk over grazing; Abram proposes separation.
- Lot chooses by sight; Abram trusts God for the unseen.
- God reaffirms promise: land and offspring beyond counting.
- Abram builds an altar at Hebron.
Key Verses
- 13:8-9 “Let there be no strife… choose.”
- Apply: release control to preserve unity.
- 13:14-15 Lift up your eyes—promise restated.
- Apply: God fills what you release.
Notes
- Lot’s choice near Sodom foreshadows trouble.
- Altars mark trust after yielding.
Today’s Practice
- Choose peace over preference in one conflict.
- Revisit God’s promises after you release something valuable.