LOCATING AND GETTING TO OUR BEERSHEBA
- God is a benevolent God who can turn our mistakes into something that ultimately brings glory to Him. He is a covenant-keeping God who
appeared in an unusual way to intervene in Hagar’s situation and provided divine guidance and support to her (Genesis 21:14-21). - When you have a covenant with God, you are in a good place, and others can benefit because even though they are not part of that covenant,
they still have the opportunity to receive blessings, as you are a man who is covenanted with God. Abraham is a good example of such (Genesis 18:22-33). - We must remember that we are not here to reinvent the wheel. The spiritual wells dug by those who came before us are there for us to partake of
and cherish. They form the bedrock on which we can grow and shape our own walk with God. None of us stands alone—we must desire these
encounters and long to experience what our fathers experienced. Spiritual truths and encounters do not simply fade away; they remain, waiting for us to discover and embrace them (Genesis 21:22-34). - Before Abraham cut any covenant with Abimelech, Abraham ensured that the wrong done to him was resolved before going into swearing any oath. It is a lesson every believer must learn when signing an agreement with anyone. Every aspect of the agreement must be put on the table. We are called not to be covenant-breakers, but covenant-keepers—people who honour our words and remain faithful to our commitments (Malachi 2:10-17).
- God takes covenant with utmost seriousness, and so must we, because the Beersheba before us is reserved for covenant keepers, not covenant –
breakers. - One of the reasons Abraham chose to plant a tamarisk tree was his vision for posterity, knowing that a tamarisk tree takes nearly four hundred
years to reach its full height. He had gotten to a point where he stood and saw God’s faithfulness (Genesis 21:32-34). - What God wants to birth this season will be birthed through those with a transgenerational mindset. It is not for those who think about themselves alone, but think beyond themselves and desire to be a blessing to generations yet unborn. It is not for those looking for subsistence living.
- Isaac stepped into the promise because his father Abraham walked in obedience to God. Likewise, if we desire to fully experience these divine promises, you and I must also choose the path of unwavering obedience (Genesis 26:1-6).
- Walking the path of obedience to God will cost us everything. It is a journey that requires total commitment—once we lay our hands on the plough, there can be no turning back.
- Sometimes the fears we have when walking with God are just false evidence appearing real. God can keep and preserve us more than we can
preserve ourselves. - When we align our lives with God through necessary ethical adjustments and righteousness, He will pour out His blessings upon us.
- On this journey to Beersheba, we must learn how to deal wisely with our enemies when they rise against us. Our ability to respond appropriately will often determine whether we reach our own Rehoboth on the way to our Beersheba (Genesis 26:12-14)
- The Bible records that when Isaac came to the valley of Gerar, he began to reopen the wells that his father Abraham had previously dug. These wells symbolise the sustenance of life and the flow of God’s blessings.
- We must stand on the foundation laid by the fathers. They have walked paths we have not walked and seen things we have not seen. They have encountered God in ways we are yet to experience. If we truly desire to experience God, we need someone to guide, teach, and lead us along the way (Numbers 21:16-18).
- The channels of our spirit must remain open. We must engage deeply and touch what the fathers have touched. They have left behind a legacy, a baton of faith and encounters, which we must firmly hold as we run our own race until we reach the finish line.
- It is good to arrive at our Rehoboth, but there is still another journey beyond Rehoboth—Beersheba. It is at Beersheba that the heavens open over us, consistently and perpetually.
