The Bible reveals God’s mind through commandments, instructions, and principles. God often included instructions and principles in the stories of the Bible. (Romans 15:4) “For whatsoever things were written aforetime were written for our learning, that we through patience and comfort of the scriptures might have hope.” Transition Genesis 26 relates six events in Isaac’s […]
“A joy shared is a double joy, but a burden shared is half a burden.” – Bob Russell When burdens weigh us down, it often helps to remember that we are not alone. Burdens are part of life. Domestic or family burdens, though they vary in kind, are also part of every family. Transition This […]
A recipe is a list of ingredients and instructions for making something. If the recipe is accurate and you follow it exactly, the result will be the same each time. In Genesis 24, God gives us His recipe for finding a godly spouse. Transition In this chapter, I found seven ingredients in God’s recipe for […]
A man had a friend who enlarged his business. His sales had increased to the point that a larger warehouse and sales office were needed. Even though the move was a rather complicated and burdensome process, it was really a thing to be celebrated. For this reason, the man sent his friend some flowers on […]
Genesis 22:1 states that “God tempted Abraham”. According to the Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament, “Generally the word [tempted] means prove, test, put to the test, rather than the current English idea of “entice to do wrong.” God did not tempt Abraham to sin but tested his character with a trial. Cyclones are trials […]
At the equator, the earth is 40,070 kilometres around and it spins at 1,670 kilometres per hour. It has been spinning dependably for 6,000 years. Because it is so dependable, scientists know exactly what time the sun will come up and go down. The reason the earth’s rotation is dependable is that our God who […]
A mighty tree stood high upon a mountain. It survived strong wind, severe storms, hail, heavy snows, and bitter cold of many years. Then one day it fell to the ground. The mighty forces of nature did not drop it. It was killed by an attack of little beetles. If you are married, your marriage […]
Genesis 19:27-28 “And Abraham gat up early in the morning to the place where he stood before the LORD: And he looked toward Sodom and Gomorrah, and toward all the land of the plain, and beheld, and, lo, the smoke of the country went up as the smoke of a furnace.” I doubt that Lot […]
In this chapter, Abraham and Sarah had unexpected visitors. Their visitors brought excitement, joy, sadness, and concern that hot midday on the plains of Mamre. Transition As we examine their visit, we will find biblical principles that can help us in our daily lives. The Guests, v.1-8 Their disguise The LORD visited Abraham. The “CAPS” […]
A man who was celebrating his 100th birthday was told by a friend, “Well, I congratulate you, but I’m afraid you’ll not be here to celebrate a second hundred.” To this the man replied, “I’m not so sure of that. The fact is I am feeling very much stronger to begin this second hundred than […]