"Let there be no strife, I pray thee, between me and thee."—Abram.
Abram was preaching the gospel of peace, which is always preaching scientifically, when he declared his determination to follow in the footsteps of a harmony in opposition to the discord and dissensions existing among the herdsmen.
It may be possible, and is quite probable that, in his interview with Lot and the keepers of the flocks, the events of the future were not clearly defined in his consciousness; but of one thing he seems to have been fully cognizant: that, whereas God had communicated to him a line of conduct, or a plan of life for himself and his descendants to observe and follow, it was his natural conviction to trust God; thereby demonstrating that faith in the promises of God is of vital importance in each individual life, at all times, in all places and under all circumstances.
