God protects unbelievers from sinning - Genesis 20-23

Have you ever wondered how God works with unbelievers. We tend to think of God as ignoring those who don't believe in Him, or that He isn't active in their lives. In Genesis 20, however, we have some great insight into what God is doing in their lives. In this chapter we have the story of Abraham lying about Sarah being his wife and tells the king of the land that she is his sister (this is the second time he has played this card ... see Genesis 12). The king, unwittingly, takes the beautiful Sarah to be his wife (at least his second wife) and everything bad happens (20:17-18). God comes to the king in the middle of the night and awakes him with some startling news: The women in the bed next to you is married. Of course, the king pleads his innocence and that he was deceived by Abraham. And, he was. God knows this. But, the key line in the passage is in verse six. God kept the king away from Sarah. How we don't know. But, apparently through logistics the king was not allowed to touch Sarah. God kept him from sinning against God. Wow!!! I love this! We can actually pray for our spouses while away from them that God will keep others from hurting them. We can pray for our kids that God will keep unbelievers from hurting them. We can pray and ask God to intervene in the lives our loved ones because God intervenes in the lives of the unsaved. God is in completely control. Later God opens the wombs of the king's wife and she bares a child. God can do what He wants with whoever He wants. My prayers today will change as I pray for the unsaved world to have no control and influence over my family and loved ones. God is in control.