March 22, 2021 | Genesis 31 DEVOTIONS This Month’s Issue My dad was a quiet man. His cerebral palsy made speech difficult. Consequently, most of what I learned from him I learned through observation. I absorbed some of his strengths and some of his weakness. From him, I learned tenacity and timidity, discipline and avoidance—none […]
March 21, 2021 | Genesis 29:31–30:24 DEVOTIONS This Month’s Issue When young couples engage in premarital counseling, they discuss topics like family, finances, communication, and—of course—conflict. Scripture is full of passages that can guide the newlyweds through difficult days, but Genesis 29:31–30:24 is not one of them. This passage records how God began to provide […]
DEVOTIONAL | SATURDAY, MARCH 20, 2021 THE CALL OF GOD AND FAMILY SCRIPTURE READING: Genesis 18:1-33 EXPOSITION: God calls a person for any divine assignment from a family. In most cases the person maybe the first in the family to be called by God to receive salvation and hope through Jesus Christ. How does the […]
March 19, 2021 | Genesis 27:1–28:5 DEVOTIONS This Month’s Issue In the Old Testament, the patriarchal blessing was not merely a father’s wish for his child. Rather, it was a permanent declaration, mediated by God, that often included an inheritance. When Isaac was old and blind, he asked Esau to hunt and prepare a meal, […]
REBEKAH – FEARFUL, BUT BLESSED March 18, 2021 | Genesis 26:1 – 17 DEVOTIONS This Month’s Issue Fear is a powerful motivator. It can drive us to do dastardly things. Some of us shut down, attack, or distract ourselves. Others face fear by trying to wrestle a problem in their own strength. In Genesis 26, […]
DEVOTIONAL | WEDNESDAY, MARCH 17, 2021 THE CALL OF GOD (TRIALS AND HARD TIMES) SCRIPTURE READINGS: Genesis 12:10, Genesis 13:5-9 EXPOSITION: The call of God is not free from trials and hard times. In the scriptures above you would notice that Abram encountered trials and hard times in his journey with God- the famine in […]
DEVOTION: 16th March 2021 He is like a tree planted by water, that sends out its roots by the stream, and does not fear when heat comes, for its leaves remain green, and is not anxious in the year of drought, for it does not cease to bear fruit.” – Jeremiah 17:8 Jeremiah was known […]
DEVOTION: 15th March 2021 “Blessed is the man who trusts in the LORD, whose trust is the LORD.” Jeremiah 17:7 What tremendous benefits are discovered for the one that trusts the Lord with all their heart and does not lean upon their own understanding. Trusting in the Lord is simply believing what God has said. It is having faith in […]
March 14, 2021 | Genesis 22 DEVOTIONS This Month’s Issue Two years ago, my husband Peter suffered a small stroke. By God’s provision, he has made a strong recovery, but this journey tested our faith in new ways. God does that sometimes. He wants to know that He alone is enough. In Genesis 22, the […]
THE GENERATIONS OF CAIN – A FAMILY OUTSIDE THE PRESENCE OF GOD DEVOTIONAL| SATURDAY, MARCH 13, 2021 THE GENERATIONS OF CAIN – A FAMILY OUTSIDE THE PRESENCE OF GOD SCRIPTURE READINGS: Genesis 4:16-24, Acts 17:26 EXPOSITION: One of the reasons why God had the rescue plan for Adam and his wife Eve was to also […]