Abram and Lot Separate
Gen 13:1  And Abram went up out of Egypt, he, and his wife, and all that he had, (and Lot was with him) into the south. 
Gen 13:2  And Abram was very rich in cattle, in silver and in gold. 
Gen 13:3  And he went on his journeys from the south, even to Bethel, to the place where his tent had been from the beginning, between Bethel and Hai, 
Gen 13:4  to the place of the altar which he had made there at the first. And Abram called on the name of Jehovah there. 
Gen 13:5  And Lot, who went with Abram, also had flocks and herds and tents. 
Gen 13:6  And the land was not able to bear them, that they might live together. For their substance was great, so that they could not live together. 
Gen 13:7  And there was strife between the herdsmen of Abram’s cattle and the herdsmen of Lot’s cattle. And the Canaanite and the Perizzite lived then in the land. 
Gen 13:8  And Abram said to Lot, Let there be no strife, I pray you, between me and you, and between my herdsmen and your herdsmen; for we are men, brothers. 
Gen 13:9  Is not the whole land before you? I pray you, separate yourself from me. If you go to the left, then I will go to the right. Or if you go to the right, then I will go to the left. 
Gen 13:10  And Lot lifted up his eyes and saw all the circuit of Jordan, that it was all well watered (before Jehovah destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah,) like the garden of Jehovah, like the land of Egypt as you come to Zoar. 
Gen 13:11  And Lot chose all the circuit of Jordan for himself. And Lot journeyed east; and they separated themselves from one another. 
Gen 13:12  Abram lived in the land of Canaan, and Lot lived in the cities of the circuit and pitched his tent toward Sodom. 
Gen 13:13  But the men of Sodom were wicked and sinners before Jehovah, exceedingly so. 
Gen 13:14  And after Lot was separated from him, Jehovah said to Abram, Lift up your eyes now and look from the place where you are northward and southward, and eastward and westward. 
Gen 13:15  For all the land which you see I will give to you, and to your seed forever. 
Gen 13:16  And I will make your seed as the dust of the earth, so that if a man can count the dust of the earth, then shall your seed also be counted. 
Gen 13:17  Rise up and walk through the land, in the length of it and in the breadth of it, for I will give it to you. 
Gen 13:18  And Abram moved his tent and came and lived in the oaks of Mamre, which is in Hebron. And he built an altar to Jehovah there. 

Prayer – Choices

Father,
We are faced with so many choices
Help me to choose wisely
Lot chose what his lustful eyes perceived
But the eyes can be easily deceived
Give me discernment to know what is right and good
I want to choose what pleases You
I fear you Lord
Teach me
Point out the way for me to choose

In Jesus name
Amen

Abram en Lot se paaie gaan uitmekaar
1Abram het toe met sy vrou, al hulle besittings en Lot, Egipte verlaat en noordwaarts na die Negev getrek. 2Abram was baie ryk aan lewende hawe, silwer en goud. 3Hulle het van plek tot plek deur die Negev getrek op pad na Bet-El toe, na die plek tussen Bet-El en Ai, waar hy voorheen kamp opgeslaan het. 4Dis die plek waar Abram destyds die altaar gebou het. Hier het hy weer die Here aanbid.
5Lot, wat saam met Abram was, het ook baie kleinvee, grootvee en tente besit. 6Maar Abram en Lot kon nie meer bymekaar woon nie, want die weiveld was te klein vir hulle groot troppe vee. Hulle kon dus nie meer saam boer nie. 7Boonop het die Kanaäniete en die Feresiete ook destyds nog in die land gewoon. Toe ontstaan daar ’n rusie tussen Abram en Lot se veewagters.
8Abram het die saak met Lot bespreek. “Hierdie getwis tussen ons veewagters moet einde kry,” het hy gesê. “Ons is tog naby familie! 9Kies jy enige deel van die land, dan gaan ons uitmekaar. As jy anderkant toe wil gaan, sal ek hier bly. As jy verkies om hier te bly, sal ek elders heen trek.”
10Lot het rondgekyk na die vrugbare vlaktes van die Jordaanvallei in die rigting van Soar. Die hele gebied was waterryk, soos die tuin van die Here of die vrugbare Egipte. Dit was nog voor die Here Sodom en Gomorra vernietig het. 11Toe kies Lot die Jordaanvallei en trek ooswaarts. So is die twee mans van mekaar af weg. 12Terwyl Abram in die land Kanaän gebly het, het Lot sy tente tussen die stede in die vallei opgeslaan naby Sodom. 13Die inwoners van hierdie gebied was sleg en het baie teen die Here gesondig.
14Nadat Lot vertrek het, sê die Here vir Abram: “Kyk ’n bietjie rond in alle rigtings, so ver as wat jy kan sien. 15Die hele land wat jy sien, gaan Ek vir jou en jou nageslag as permanente eiendom gee. 16Ek gaan vir jou soveel afstammelinge gee dat hulle, net soos die stof op die aarde, nie getel kan word nie. 17Kom, trek nou kruis en dwars deur die land, want Ek gee dit vir jou.” 18Daarna het Abram sy kamp verskuif na die groot bome van Mamre, naby Hebron. Daar het hy ’n altaar vir die Here gebou.

Gebed – Keuses

Vader,
Ons staan ​​voor soveel keuses
Help my om verstandig te kies
Lot het gekies wat sy wellustige oë waargeneem het
Maar die oë kan maklik mislei word
Gee my onderskeidingsvermoë om te weet wat reg en goed is
Ek wil kies wat U behaag
Ek vrees U Here
Leer my
Wys vir my hoe om te kies

In Jesus naam
Amen