Going Down to Egypt

Going Down to Egypt
By Rev Dean Beaty 1/24/10
Genesis 12:10 “And there was a famine in the land: and Abram went down
into Egypt to sojourn there; for the famine was grievous in the land.” (KJV)

Abraham went down to Egypt but didn't return the same.
He brought back some of Egypt and Hagar was her name.
She was just a servant girl to help around the house.
But she became a problem and a hindrance to his spouse.

You never can go to Egypt without sin's clinging vines.
It grows and gather round us until it completely binds.
Egypt and worldly sins draw us to passing pleasures.
You may choose their vanity and lose eternal treasures.

If Abe had not seen Egypt, Ishmael would not have been.
His linage was not a blessing but a source of awful sin.
Sin always bears its fruit, sometimes for years to come.
Stick with God's clear teaching. Make it your rule of thumb.

This life is not a playground, a battleground is what we face.
If we toy with his temptations, we'll lose in life's long race.
Prepare your mind for battle and learn to know your foe.
He's like a roaring lion who pursues where e'er we go.

Don't let this foe deceive you, his gold is a mirage.
His well is dry and empty. Don't faint at his barrage.
Let Jesus be your Captain. Let God defeat his hoards.
Profess as did young David, “The battle is the Lords.”


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