In this issue, we will discuss Abraham’s dealings with King Abimelech and how they develop a friendship through relationship challenges. We have been studying the life of Abraham and discovering life lessons we can apply from his life to ours. In our last issue, I described how Abraham met God…
June 29 | Genesis 35:11-12 “And God said to him, “I alone am God Almighty. Be fruitful and multiply. A nation and a company of nations will come from you, and kings will come from your loins. And the land that I gave to Abraham and Isaac I will give…
June 28 | Genesis 32:27-29 “Then he said to him, “What is your name?” And he replied, “Jacob (Deceiver).” So he said, “Your name shall no longer be called Jacob, but Israel, for you have struggled with God and with men, and have endured.” Then Jacob asked him and said,…
June 27 | Genesis 28:20-21 “Then Jacob made a vow, saying, “If God will be with me and will keep me in this way that I go, and will give me bread to eat and clothing to wear, so that I come again to my father’s house in peace, then…
June 26 | Revelation 3:20 “Behold, I am standing at the door and I am knocking. I f anyone might hear My voice and might open the door, I will enter into him and dine with him, and he with Me.” (Revelation 3:20) No one wants lukewarm water on a…
Freeing the Writer WithinNatalie Goldberg I am always interested in reading books about the craft of writing. As a writer myself, it is always interesting to learn about the craft from other writers. I had heard a lot about this book and wanted to read it to see if I…
June 25 | Revelation 3:8 “I know your works. Behold, I have appointed an open door, which no one is able to shut. You have little power, but you kept My word and did not deny My name..” (Revelation 3:8) I have been watching a lot of baseball in the…
We’ve been studying healing for a while, and I want to focus on New Testament healing words. They show the different ways Jesus and the disciples healed people. In my last post, I examined the places in the Gospels and Acts where Jesus healed people immediately and the one place…
June 24 | Revelation 3:5 “The victor will be dressed in this manner in white garments and I will never erase his name from the book of life and I will confess his name to My Father and before His angels.” (Revelation 3:5) The deer swished its tail and blinked…
June 23 | Revelation 2:26-27 “Now to the victor and keeper of My works until the end, I will give to him authority over the nations and he will rule them with a rod of iron,as when earthen pots are shattered,” (Revelation 2:26–27) We have all kinds of hang-ups over…