Have you ever been at a loss for words? Depending on your situation, it’s not always easy to come up with the right words to say. Put yourself in Moses’ sandals. He was 80 years old. For the past 40 years he was a shepherd living in the middle of […]
Month: January 2026
I have become a foreigner in a foreign land. Exodus 2:22
One might find it hard to believe that today’s snippet is actually the meaning of the name for Moses’ son, Gershom. The first 40 years of Moses’ life were lived in luxury in the palace of the Pharaoh’s daughter. But things changed after killing an Egyptian. His next 40 years […]
It was not you who sent me here, but God. Genesis 45:8
Was it chance or the hand of God? Let’s look at the life of Joseph. Was it chance or God’s plan that Jacob gave his son a beautiful coat? Was it chance or the hand of God that the caravan carrying Joseph was heading to Egypt? Was it chance or […]
The LORD was with Joseph and gave him success in whatever he did. Genesis 39:23
We read in Psalm 46:11, “The Lord Almighty is with us.” Isaiah 41:10 says, “Do not fear, for I am with you.” And James 4:8 states, “Come near to God and he will come near to you.” Living in a nation of plenty and luxury, we get used to things […]
I am with you and will watch over you wherever you go, and I will bring you back to this land. I will not leave you until I have done what I have promised. Genesis 28:15
What a loving God we have! It is amazing how many times God’s Word assures us that he is with us, watching over us, and caring for us. God spoke these words to Jacob during his dream at Bethel. Jacob was on the run after deceiving his brother Esau. His […]
Is anything too hard for the Lord? Genesis 18:14
Sarah was eavesdropping on a conversation between the Lord and her husband Abraham. The discussion was about the couple giving birth to a son even though both were over 90 years old. Sarah was so amused that the Lord overheard her giggling. That’s when he asked this simple yes or […]
Abram believed the Lord, and he credited it to him as righteousness. Genesis 15:6
In the verse just prior to these words we find God taking Abram outdoors to look up at the night sky and try counting the stars. God promised Abram that his descendants would be like the number of stars. There was only one problem. Abram didn’t have any children and […]
Enoch walked faithfully with God. Genesis 5:24
God’s children often speak of their “walk with the Lord.” Enoch was one man who took that quite literally. He is only one of two people mentioned in the Bible who never died. (Elijah was the other.) Enoch was the great-great-great-great grandson of Adam. Little is written about him, but […]
God Saw that It Was Good! Genesis 1:10
How do you define the word good? We wish people a good morning. We say that the apple pie was good. And we sometimes watch a good program on TV. What defines good? The Cambridge Dictionary’s definition is “very satisfactory, enjoyable or pleasant.” Seven times in Genesis 1 God tells […]