Today’s Bible Reading : GENESIS 30:25-31:55 Gen 31:13 13 I am the God of Bethel, where you anointed a pillar and made a vow to me. Now arise, go out from this land and return to the land of your kindred.'"   Often in our calamities and crisis we must be reminded of the constant. We must remember the unchanging one in our ever-changing situations. We need to recall God’s words to weather life’s storms.   God had spoken to Jacob previously at Bethel. He had promised to be with

Today’s Bible Reading : GENESIS 28:6-30:24   Genesis 28:15 Behold, I am with you and will keep you wherever you go, and will bring you back to this land. For I will not leave you until I have done what I have promised you."   Jacob was alone and afraid. He had never really ventured away from his home and family. Now having taken his brother’s birthright and blessing, he is forced to leave his home. He was uncertain of what may lie ahead. He knew where he was heading, but he w

We See Today’s Bible Reading : GENESIS 25:27-28:5   Genesis 26:28-29 They said, “We see plainly that the LORD has been with you. So we said, let there be a sworn pact between us, between you and us, and let us make a covenant with you, [29] that you will do us no harm, just as we have not touched you and have done to you nothing but good and have sent you away in peace. You are now the blessed of the LORD.”   People are watching. Our lives are on display before inquisitive ey

Today’s Bible Reading : GENESIS 25:1-26, 1 CHRONICLES 1:28-34 Gen 25:9-10 9 His sons Isaac and Ishmael buried him in the cave of Machpelah near Mamre, in the field of Ephron son of Zohar the Hittite, 10 the field Abraham had bought from the Hittites. There Abraham was buried with his wife Sarah.   We live in a day when pursuit of possessions is a preoccupation. There is an insatiable appetite for more, bigger, and better. Happiness becomes contingent on what we have because s

Today’s Bible Reading: Gen 21:8-25:26, 1 Chron 1:32-33   Genesis 22:14 And Abraham called the name of the place, The-Lord-Will-Provide; as it is said to this day, "In the Mount of The Lord it shall be provided."   Every day we are tested. We encounter evaluations of the essence of our commitment. Our faith is put on trial. Abraham was tested by God. His faith was challenged. Previously God had provided an heir through Sarah. The impossible was made possible. Isaac was God’s

Today’s Bible Reading: Gen 18:1-21:7   Gen 18:14 Is anything too hard for the Lord?     Life can be filled with hardships, insurmountable mountains, inescapable difficulties and impassible obstacles. A life-threatening disease, a financial crisis, a broken relationship and shattered goals can devastate and debilitate us. They can cancel our resolve. They can fracture our faith, sending us into a spiral of despair and depression. We seek a way to cope. We search for help for

Today’s Bible Reading : Gen 15:1-17:27 Genesis 15:6 And he believed the LORD, and he counted it to him as righteousness.   Righteousness is not innate. It is not inherited. It is not earned. It is not merited. It is imputed. It is accounted to us, placed on our ledger.   Abraham and Sarah were childless. They were barren. They had no heir. There was no one to carry on their name. The beneficiary of their estate was their chief servant. Their dreams of a family were shattered.

Today’s Bible Reading : Gen 11:1-14:24, 1 Chron 1:24-27 Gen 13:12 Abram dwelt in the land of Canaan, and Lot dwelt in the cities of the plain and pitched his tent even as far as Sodom.   For the most part it doesn’t matter what you live in, but where you live. A mansion mislocated is out of place. Location is everything. Likewise, in life we must be careful where we “pitch our tent”. The wrong spot can bring devastation rather than delight. It can cause hardship rather than h

Today’s Bible Reading : Gen 7:1-10:32, Chron 1:5-23   Genesis 9:13 I have set my bow in the cloud, and it shall be a sign of the covenant between me and the earth.   Rainbows were God’s idea. They were His creation. They are His brilliant splash of color contrasted upon the backdrop of dark clouds. Rainbows are a portrait of His promise. They are a constant reminder of His covenant with all mankind. They are His sign in the sky.   Our text takes us to the post deluge world, w

Today’s Bible Reading : Gen 4:1-6:22 1 Chron 1:1-4   Genesis 4:6-7 The LORD said to Cain, “Why are you angry, and why has your face fallen? If you do well, will you not be accepted? And if you do not do well, sin is crouching at the door. Its desire is contrary to you, but you must rule over it.”   All of us are tempted. We daily struggle to faithfully follow Jesus, some days are better then others. But there are always those moments when the trial becomes unbearable. An anno

Today’s Bible Reading : Genesis 1:1-3:24   Genesis 2:10   A river flowed out of Eden to water the garden, and there it divided and became four rivers. (Is 58:11, Jer. 31:12)   Gardens need water. Without water plants will perish. It is an essential element for their existence. It is life sustaining. A water-less garden will wither and die, but a well-watered garden will flourish.   God planted a garden, called Eden. In it he placed a variety of vegetation, particularly beauti

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