May 21, 2017
Like Abram, we are strangers in a strange land. This world is not our home. There will be times when we will be tested in this world to let fear control us. But do not fear. Take God as your shield. Believe God as your reward. He will always protect you.
September 30, 2016
This is why Jesus is called Emmanuel – God with us. He came to us when our relationship with God was broken by sin. He came to us to be with us. Not so we might do stuff for Him, but so He could be with us. Sometimes we have it all wrong. We think the Christian life is about what we can do for God. But that’s not grace. Grace is God coming to us so He can do everything for us.
September 19, 2016
By binging God into the blessing, Isaac was imparting a sense of security that he himself could not give. Imagine how comforting it was for Jacob to realize that God was for him, and God was going to be with him.
September 13, 2016
God chooses to work through this dysfunctional family to create a new family for Himself. Why doesn’t God just start over with some people who have it a little more together? Why? Because in His wisdom, God shows us that He doesn’t give up us, especially when we mess up. In fact, God never gives up on any of His children. He loves us in spite of our dysfunctional flaws caused by sin. He loves us in spite of our favoritism, in spite of our flesh, in spite or our faithlessness.
September 9, 2016
God’s mercy toward Jacob is a reminder of God’s mercy to us. For just as He chose to bless Jacob by giving him mercy, God has done the same for us: He loved us before we were born and chose to bless us by making us heirs with Christ. We didn’t do anything to deserve this. God did it all for us, even when we were still sinners. And God is still loving and merciful today. And that’s good news. Because that means that no one is too sinful who God cannot save.
September 1, 2016
This unsung hero asked for God’s help and God delivered in every way. Not only was Rebekah a servant who was thoughtful and industrious, she was hospitable and generous, and finally, she was one of Abraham’s own people. God had helped him find Isaac’s mate!
August 2, 2016
Sometimes your journey of faith will be a lonely journey. Abraham has no companions to encourage him; no friends who understood what God was asking of him. All he had to go on was a lifetime of God’s faithfulness to him. And sometimes that’s all we will have. Sometimes God may put you in a place where you’ve got no one to trust but Him.
July 25, 2016
At times of great distress we need to be reminded of God’s promises to us. God is encouraging Abraham with hope. Things may look bleak right now. You may feel helpless right now. You may even want to scream out and say, ”You don’t know how I feel right now. You don’t know how miserable I am.” You only see the darkness. You don’t see the light at the end of the tunnel. But mark this: God’s promises are the light at the end of the tunnel. God’s promises are our hope.
July 11, 2016
God is not absent from the pain and suffering of our world. He did not just get this world going and leave it to its own devices. He cares about the injustice, evil and moral decay that is spiraling out of control in our land. He hears the anguished cries of wives who’ve lost their spouses, of children who’ve lost their fathers, of brothers and sisters like you and me who grieve over evil, who fear for their children and grandchildren. God hears when we cry out to Him over sin and evil. And because He hears, there is hope….