Watching Daily At My Gates

July 1 Read Genesis 20:1-7 After the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah, Abraham went south to a city called Gerar in the land of the Philistines. Once again this hero of faith fell into the same sin to which he succumbed in the land of Egypt by introducing his wife as his sister. As a result of this half-truth, Sarah was taken into the king’s harem. We may ask, How can this be? How could Abraham participate in this subterfuge that would surely lead to terrible consequences? He was to be blamed...