Genesis 20:1-18: Summary: God is sovereign, and wields His sovereignty for His glory and our good. Thank God! Because those He's saved to be His delegates in the world don't always trust or represent Him to the world to those same ends. As the messianic titles and offices continues to pile up for Abraham, Abraham portrays anything-but---again. His indefensible lack of faith leads to Sarah's captivity, and the Gospel with her. But God is better than His man. He has no fear of going to a king of dust and ashes in protection of Sarah and all that He's bonded to her womb. This king, Abimelech, pleads his innocence, but even an unbeliever's innocence is not their own to plead. He must do as God says to live or, otherwise, perish, along with all he represents. Abimelech's heritage and kingdom are on the line. He must go to Abraham for prayer unto life. In the process, he offers a piercing question: believer, what have you done to us? Abraham explains himself. It's very simple. In his sojourning, he hasn't taken God at His Word. He's still learning how to trust the Lord fully. Such growth is critical if sinners are to be blessed and not cursed for their sins. Abimelech blesses Abraham, while vindicating Sarah. Abraham prays for Abimelech. And God does what only He can do: gives life to barren wombs, opens up empty tombs. The King sinners can and must in our sojourning trust. (20:1-7) A timeless piercing for trusting the King over faithless thinking. (20:8-13) Trusting our King is a life-giving thing. (20:14-18)