When he had come near to enter Egypt, he said to Sarai his wife, “See now, I know that you are a beautiful woman to look at. It will happen, when the Egyptians see you, that they will say, ‘This is his wife.’ They will kill me, but they will save you alive. Please say that you are my sister, that it may be well with me for your sake, and that my soul may live because of you.”
Genesis 12:11-13
Again, we see a hero of the faith isn't perfect. Abram sinned and lied about Sarai's status. Perhaps he justified the lie to himself because she was his half-sister. But the intent was still a lie.
Some may argue that he was't actually sinning because this lie is like saying to Nazi soldiers at your door, "No, there are no Jews here" to protect the hidden Jews. But I don't think so. In the Nazi case, you know they're going to imprison or kill the Jews. Abram didn't know that the Egyptians would murder him for his wife. He just *feared* it instead of trusting God and doing the right thing.
As it turned out, they didn't even kill himwhen they discovered the truth of his deception. Who knows, he may have done even better had he kept to God's principles and told the truth.
So, "all have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God". We each need to repent and come to Jesus for His grace and forgiveness.
O Lord, help me remember to trust You when I am tempted to do the "expedient" thing instead of the Godly thing.
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