After Lot had departed, the LORD said to Abram, “Now lift up your eyes from the place where you are, and look to the north and south and east and west,Yahweh said to Abram, after Lot was separated from him, “Now, lift up your eyes, and look from the place where you are, northward and southward and eastward and westward,And the Lord said unto Abram, after that Lot was separated from him, Lift up now thine eyes, and look from the place where thou art northward, and southward, and eastward, and westward:And Jehovah said unto Abram, after that Lot was separated from him, Lift up now thine eyes, and look from the place where thou art, northward and southward and eastward and westward:
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… eternal. It wasn't just for a specified time. God said in Genesis 13, he reaffirmed, Abraham, this land is going to be yours forever. Look at Genesis 13 verses 14 and 15. And the Lord said to Abraham, after Lot had separated from him, now I want you to lift up your eyes and look from the place where you are, northward and southward and eastward and westward, from all the land which you see, I will give it to you and your descendants for how long? Forever. Let me tell you, forever is a long time. We have a hard time as mortal beings understanding what eternity is like. I came across these words from author Henry Willen Van Loom, who writes, high up in the north, in the land called Svithjah, there stands a rock. This rock is 100 miles high and 100 miles wide. Once every 1,000 years, a little bird comes to this rock to sharpen its beak. When the rock has thus been worn away, then only a single day of eternity will have gone by. …
… while Lot lived among the cities of the plain and pitched his tents near Sodom. Now the people of Sodom were wicked and were sinning greatly against the Lord. And the Lord said to Abram, after Lot had parted from him, look around, look up, lift your eyes from where you are to the north, to the south, to the east, and to the west, all the land that you see, I will give to you and your offspring forever. I want to preach to you this topic, this message, this thought, a lot to lose. if you'd allow me, I wanna say a prayer over you here today. Jesus, in your name, we're so thankful for your presence. Lord, we're so thankful for your power, your spirit that we feel, your presence that calls us to more, that calls us to greater. I pray in this moment that you would help us to just open up our hearts and our minds and our spirits to receive the word that brings life to our spirit. …
… And he says, listen to these words, Lift your eyes now and look from the place where you are. You got to see what I say. Lift up your eyes and look from the place where you are. Some of you have settled where you are. You've lost vision. You're not dreaming of anything. You're not seeing anything. You're just existing. And the Lord said to him, lift up your eyes now and look from the place where you are, northward, southward, eastward, westward, for all the land which you see. I will, this is why I support Israel, I will give to you and your descendants forever. Don't get so focused on your circumstances, your resources, and your present self that you lose focus. Lift up your eyes and all that you can see. If you can see it, I can give it to you. Now look at verse 17. It's unbelievable. He says, Arise, walk through the land, its length and width, for I will give it to you. …