Abraham’s servant prayed before he met Isaac’s future wife. The servant had a mission to get a wife for Isaac, if she was willing to go. He wanted to be sure of God’s leading him to the right girl. So he prayed. The journey had been a long one, and it was done with ten […]
Romans 16:25-27 When we read and study the Bible, the Old Testament and the New Testament, we can find examples of obedient faith in God. One example is Abraham. He had a son, Isaac, and Isaac needed a wife. Abraham sent a trusted servant to Abraham’s people in Mesopotamia to find a wife for Isaac. […]
Faithful Servant Abraham had a faithful servant. This servant’s attitude would be good to copy as a servant to Jesus by obedient faith. Abraham knew it was time for Isaac to be married. He sent a faithful servant to get a wife for his son. He sent him to Abraham’s family in Mesopotamia. The servant […]
Abraham was old! Advanced in age! “…and the LORD had blessed Abraham in every way.” Genesis 24:1 How have you been blessed by the living God? Do you see “today” as being blessed by God in every way in your life? Consider this: God blessed me with where I am now living. God blesses me […]
We can all relate to pictures, photographs, word pictures and real life situations. The LORD God uses real life situations to tell us of His great substitution for us! His own dearly loved and only begotten Son, the Lord Jesus Christ. History’s substitution picture Abraham had one son, Isaac, through which God said would […]
Interventions – are designed to help people out of difficult circumstances or thought patterns. When people intervene, does it work? Sometimes. But I do know that when God intervenes, it always works according to His plan! Genesis 20:1-18 Abraham took his wife, Sarah, along with his servants and all the livestock he owned and traveled […]
Not much causes people to be shocked today… Sodom and Gomorrah (homosexulity) is part of our culture today. But incest is still a ‘no-no’. Shocking news some years ago is passe today. The word of God does not gloss over sins. The word of God exposes sin, and calls it – sin! Genesis 19:30-38 The […]
God’s judgment is final. Where do we go when we sin? We can still go to Jesus and ask Him to be our Savior. We can ask God’s forgiveness through faith in His Son. He is the only One who can save us from the judgment of God. Why? Because He suffered God’s judgment for […]
Genesis 19:1-29 Two angels went into Sodom in the evening. Lot, Abraham’s nephew, was sitting in the gate of Sodom. When Lot saw the two “men” he went to them and invited them to his home for the night. They refused saying they would stay in the town square overnight. Lot insisted they come home […]
Who do you “go to bat for” when you know they are in trouble? Abraham knew his nephew Lot lived in Sodom. And he also knew that the LORD was the Judge of all the earth. Would the LORD judge Sodom for the sake of ten righteous people? Three strangers stopped by Abraham’s tent and […]