ARE SOME PEOPLE MORE SPECIAL IN THE SIGHT OF GOD?

ARE SOME PEOPLE MORE SPECIAL IN THE SIGHT OF GOD?

I have always wondered if some people are more special in the eyes of God and as a result are occasionally given special treatment by God as and when God sees it fit.

Through a research in the Bible[Old Testament - New Testament(before the death of Christ)], I have come to the conclusion that some people are indeed more special to God.

With respect to this issue, I have seen lots of examples in the Bible with some of them being;

A. David and the temple's food scenario

B. Jacob and Esau’s scenario

C. Mary, Elizabeth, Zacharias' scenario

4. Abraham, Sarah and the two king’s scenario

But due to some constraints, I will use the Abraham, Sarah and the two kings scenario to prove this assumption of mine.

Before I start my analysis, I will like to furnish my readers with this Knowledge.

Note: Aside Abraham and Sarah being couples, they were also siblings (same father but different mothers)

* SIN (LIE)

A) Abraham and Sarah LIED to the king of Egypt, Pharaoh and king of Gerar, king Abimelech on different occasions that they are only siblings and not couples.

Note: they lied because Abraham feared that, because of the beauty of his wife, Sarah, they might kill him to take her

B. Sarah lied to the Lord that she didn't doubt Him when she heard the Lord tell Abraham that she will give birth in a year's time despite their very old age.

Abraham also doubted the Lord when God told him that Sarah will bear him a child in a year's time

(Abraham: 100yrs, Sarah: 90yrs)

* THE CONTROVERSY

A. Abraham and Sarah got BLESSED despite their sin(lie) while the two kings got PUNISHED for taking Sarah as their wife despite their only knowledge of Sarah was that, Sarah was only a sister to Abraham.

Note: the two kings took in Sarah as their wife with no evil intention or by the use of force

B. Sarah and Abraham got BLESSED with a child in a year's time despite their doubt of the Lord's message

* GOD'S REASON FOR PUNISHING THE TWO KINGS

God's reason for punishing the two kings was that, they took the wife of a Prophet(Abraham) despite God's Knowledge that Abraham lied to these two kings that Sarah was only a sister to him.

* LESSON LEARNT

God is always right. Never touch the prophets, the eyes of God even in their sins and in your good because most of them are very special in the eyes of God and you can never win the battle against them even when you present their sin before God or when you are right and they are wrong.

* HOW ONE ATTAINS THIS FAVOUR OF GOD

Some people are automatically born with it while others attain it though their please of God

REFERENCE

1. Abraham and Sarah are siblings - Gen 20:12

2.The lies by Abraham and Sarah that they are only siblings and not a couple, the taking of Sarah by the kings as their wife on different occasions, the blessing of Abraham despite his sin and the punishment of the kings for their genuineness - Gen 12:11-20 (king of Egypt scenario), Gen 20 (king Gerar scenario)

4. God's reason for punishing the two kings for taking Sarah from Abraham - Gen 20:2-7

3. Abraham and Sarah doubts the Lord on His message that Sarah will bear Abraham a child - Gen 17:16-17 (Abraham's scenario), Gen 18:9-15 (Sarah's Scenario)

4. Sarah bears a child for Abraham - Gen 21:1-2

May God be praised always

Nana Kwadwo Akwaa

Critical Thinkers International