August 8 | Genesis 12:1-3 “Then the Lord said to Abram, “Go from your homeland and your relatives and your father’s house to the land that I will show you. And I will make you a great nation, and I will bless you and make your name great and you…
We have been learning life lessons from Abraham’s life and will look at sacrificing Isaac. In the last issue, we witnessed the birth of the promised son Isaac and how it changed Abraham’s and Sarah’s life. The birth of a child changes the parents’ life, but what if God told…
We have come to the birth of the promise God gave to Abraham. We have been walking through Abraham's life and gleaning life lessons we can apply to our own lives. In our last issue, we discussed Abraham's dealings with King Abimelech and how they developed a friendship through some…
July 3 | Genesis 46:2-4 “And God spoke to Israel in night visions and said, “Jacob! Jacob!” And he said, “Here I am.” And He said, “I am the God of your fathers. Don’t be afraid to go down to Egypt, for I will make you a great nation there.…
July 2 | Genesis 45:26 “And they told him, saying, “Joseph is still alive, and he is ruler over all the land of Egypt.” And his heart was stunned because he didn’t’t believe them.”(Genesis 45:26) There’s a moment in everyone’s life when they think they have lost,. It happens in…
July 1 | Genesis 37:34-35 “Then Jacob tore his garments and put sackcloth on his loins and mourned for his son many days. And all his sons and all his daughters arose to comfort him, but he refused to be comforted and said, “No, I will go down to my…
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…