Don’t Settle for a Lot When God Has Promised More
“You can’t hold onto God’s plan with one hand and your backup plan with the other. ”
Sermon Summary
The Scripture tells the story of Abraham’s journey in Genesis 13, revealing the ongoing process of learning to trust God’s command, promise, and calling. God called Abraham to leave his homeland and kindred, yet Abraham brought Lot along—a small act of disobedience that reveals a bigger struggle: trusting God fully when the promise doesn’t seem possible.
The passage shows Abraham returning to Bethel, retracing his steps after a failure in Egypt—a spiritual reset. Scripture shows that as Abraham separates from Lot, his faith deepens.
Lot chooses what looks good to the eyes—the well-watered Jordan Valley—despite it being outside the land of promise and near Sodom. Abraham, in contrast, chooses to trust the Lord, growing in confidence that God will bless him wherever he goes.
Scripture reveals this is not just a story of land and livestock. Galatians 3 interprets the promise to Abraham’s offspring as pointing to Christ. Those who put their faith in Jesus become Abraham’s children and part of the “dust of the earth”—the fulfillment of God's promise reaching even to us.
The Word warns against partial obedience and relying on plan B when God calls for full surrender. It also challenges believers not to make decisions based only on what looks good, but to filter choices through God’s command, calling, and promise.
Through Abraham’s story, Scripture teaches that spiritual growth comes step by step, with setbacks and restarts, but always under the patient hand of a faithful God.