It is April 1, April Fool’s day. When God answers prayer, it is NO joke! God does not answer prayer to say ‘I fooled you!’ Beautiful Rebekah ran home and told all that had just happened at the well of water. Her brother, Laban, heard her story, saw the gold jewelry she was wearing and […]
Abraham’s servant prayed specific prayer for God’s direction to be shown to him. He traveled a long way and wanted to fulfill his mission to find a wife for Isaac from Abraham’s relatives. Genesis 24:12-14 A beautiful girl had graciously given the servant a drink of water and then offered to water the ten camels […]
Can you say, God has answered your prayer, your specific prayers? If your prayers aren’t specific, then how do you know God answered your prayer? Abraham’s servant knew it for a fact! He prayed specifically that the girl God had for his master’s son, Isaac, would give him a drink AND water ten thirsty camels. […]
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 […]