Genesis 24:52-26:16 / Matthew 8:18-34 / Psalm 10:1-15 / Proverbs 3:7-8 Rebekah’s blessing in Genesis, spoken over her by her family, falls right in line with the blessings God has already promised Abraham and his descendants. It’s so exciting to me when I find myself walking along the path God so lovingly laid before me! …
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Genesis 23:1-24:51 / Matthew 8:1-17 / Psalm 9:13-20 / Proverbs 3:1-6 Today there is two verse passage I want to highlight, and it’s well-known, but let’s not miss the treasure it contains. Proverbs 3:5-6 The Amplified Bible Trust in and rely confidently on the Lord with all your heartAnd do not rely on your own …
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Genesis 20-22 / Matthew 7:15-29 / Psalm 9:1-12 / Proverbs 2:16-22 When Abraham and Sarah both agreed to tell a little white lie to Abimelech about her being Abraham’s sister, their lie brought on a dream of warning from God, Abimelech’s anger, and restitution paid to Abraham for the wrong committed against them both. Where …
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Genesis 18:16-19:38 / Matthew 6:25-7:14 / Psalm 8 / Proverbs 2:6-15 Many people think the God of the Old Testament (which is of course also the God of the new) was harsh and filled only with wrath. If that were true, why would He have listened to Abraham and agreed to spare two sin-filled cities …
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Genesis 16:1-18:15 / Matthew 6:1-24 / Psalm 7 / Proverbs 2:1-5 In Matthew we see The Lord’s Prayer and I want to take time today to explore these words because we need to continue in prayer for our nation. Our Father in heaven, may your name be kept holy When we pray, we must first …
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Genesis 13:5-15:21 / Matthew 5:27-48 / Psalm 6 / Proverbs 1:29-33 Genesis 14:20 … blessed be God Most High, who has defeated your enemies for you. I love that!! Sometimes we think we must fight for ourselves, but God makes it clear all throughout scripture that He is our defender, and that we are to …
Genesis 8-10 / Matthew 4:12-25 / Psalm 4 / Proverbs 1:20-23 Today’s readings were so good! I love history, so the account of Noah preparing to exit the ark after about a year onboard is so interesting to me. When I read the Bible, I try to put myself in the place of those I’m …
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Genesis 5-7 / Matthew 3:7-4:11 / Psalm 3 / Proverbs 1:10-19 Gen 5:22 After the birth of Methuselah, Enoch lived in close fellowship with God for another 300 years… Enoch lived 365 years, walking in close fellowship with God. Then one day he disappeared, because God took him. Gen 6:9 Noah was a righteous man… …
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Genesis 3, 4 / Matthew 2:13-3:6 / Psalm 2 / Proverbs 1:7-9 The serpent was the shrewdest of all the wild animals the LORD God had made. What a fascinating sentence! Does this mean all animals were created as shrewd? What does that word mean? Shrewd is “marked by clever discerning awareness, or given to …
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Genesis 1, 2 / Matthew 1:1-2:12 / Psalm 1 / Proverbs 1:1-6 In today’s reading I noticed a few things. First, when God created the earth and everything in it, when He created Adam and Eve, He intended for those who were created in His image (the Image Bearers) to be fruitful and multiply, but …
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