Archive for the ‘devotional’ Category

Genesis 32:25–26: Now when He saw that He did not...

January 18th, 2026 by Pastor Ed in devotional
Jacob was about to reenter the land God had promised to give to Abraham’s ...

Genesis 31:13: “I am the God of Bethel, where...

January 17th, 2026 by Pastor Ed in devotional
God appeared to Jacob in a dream and reminded him of their earlier encounter ...

Genesis 30:37–38: “Now Jacob took for himself...

January 16th, 2026 by Pastor Ed in devotional
We have to wonder how long it took for it to dawn on Jacob ...

Genesis 29:20: “And Jacob served seven years...

January 15th, 2026 by Pastor Ed in devotional
The love story of Jacob and Rachel is among the most colorful in all ...

Genesis 28:16: “Then Jacob awoke from his sleep...

January 14th, 2026 by Pastor Ed in devotional
After Jacob stole his brother Esau's blessing from their father Isaac, Esau wanted to ...

Genesis 27:13: “But his mother said to him,...

January 13th, 2026 by Pastor Ed in devotional
This chapter has been called one of the saddest chapters in Scripture because all ...

Genesis 26:25: “So he built an altar there...

January 12th, 2026 by Pastor Ed in devotional
After encountering God, Isaac responded just like his father Abraham did: he built an ...

Genesis 25:30–32: “And Esau said to Jacob,...

January 11th, 2026 by Pastor Ed in devotional
Esau came in weary and hungry after being out in the field. Jacob was ...

Genesis 24:7: “The LORD God of heaven, who...

January 10th, 2026 by Pastor Ed in devotional
At 140 years old, Abraham was reminding himself and his servant that God had ...

Genesis 23:4: “I am a foreigner and a visitor...

January 9th, 2026 by Pastor Ed in devotional
Abraham clearly did not consider himself a permanent resident on this earth. In the ...

Genesis 22:2: “Then He said, ‘Take now...

January 8th, 2026 by Pastor Ed in devotional
The words, "whom you love," jump right out at us from the page. Abraham ...

Genesis 21:8: “So the child grew and was weaned....

January 7th, 2026 by Pastor Ed in devotional
Abraham waited until the baby was about 3 years old to wean him to ...

Genesis 20:1–2: “And Abraham journeyed from...

January 6th, 2026 by Pastor Ed in devotional
This story warns of the problem and persistence of sin as Abraham again journeyed ...

Genesis 19:26: “But his wife looked back behind...

January 5th, 2026 by Pastor Ed in devotional
God was judging the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah for their extreme wickedness. The ...

Genesis 18:27–28: “Then Abraham answered...

January 4th, 2026 by Pastor Ed in devotional
What can we as believers learn from the life of Abraham? He was a ...

Genesis 17:1–3: “When Abraham was ninety-nine...

January 3rd, 2026 by Pastor Ed in devotional
In Genesis 16, God appeared to Abraham and made a covenant with him. In ...

Genesis 16:13–14: “Then she called the name...

January 2nd, 2026 by Pastor Ed in devotional
God promised Abraham he would have children, but as his wife Sarah got older ...

Genesis 15:12,17: “Now when the sun was going...

January 1st, 2026 by Pastor Ed in devotional
Here we find an interesting illustration of God's view of an agreement between God ...

Genesis 14:16: “So he brought back all the...

December 31st, 2025 by Pastor Ed in devotional
Five Canaanite cities, including Sodom and Gomorrah, had been serving four Mesopotamian kings for ...

Genesis 13:18: “Then Abram moved his tent,...

December 30th, 2025 by Pastor Ed in devotional
The terebinth trees of Mamre were a distinctive grove of trees at Hebron in ...

Genesis 12:1: Now the LORD had said to Abram: “Get...

December 29th, 2025 by Pastor Ed in devotional
The New Testament tells us that God had to tell Abraham twice to leave ...

Genesis 11:31: “And Terah took his son Abram...

December 28th, 2025 by Pastor Ed in devotional
The New Testament tells us that Abraham received a call from God while he ...

Genesis 10:32: “These were the families of...

December 27th, 2025 by Pastor Ed in devotional
The purpose of the 10th chapter of Genesis is to show us the common ...

Genesis 9:16: “The rainbow shall be in the...

December 26th, 2025 by Pastor Ed in devotional
God's promise to never destroy mankind by a flood again is recorded in the ...

Genesis 8:1: “Then God remembered Noah, and...

December 25th, 2025 by Pastor Ed in devotional
When it says that "God remembered Noah," it is in the same sense that ...

Genesis 7:1: “Then the LORD said to Noah, ‘Come...

December 24th, 2025 by Pastor Ed in devotional
We love that God did not order Noah into the ark, but gave what ...

Genesis 6:8: “But Noah found grace [favor]...

December 23rd, 2025 by Pastor Ed in devotional
We notice that Noah did not earn grace (favor) but found it. Noah did ...

Genesis 5:24: “And Enoch walked with God; and...

December 22nd, 2025 by Pastor Ed in devotional
When it says that Enoch "walked with God," the root word for walked is ...

Genesis 4:8: “Now Cain talked with Abel his...

December 21st, 2025 by Pastor Ed in devotional
Did you notice that the words "his brother" followed Abel's name both times he ...

Genesis 3:1: “Now the serpent was more cunning...

December 20th, 2025 by Pastor Ed in devotional
Does God really mean what He says? If Satan can get us to question ...

Genesis 2:7: “And the LORD God formed man of...

December 19th, 2025 by Pastor Ed in devotional
We should carefully consider our own marvelous construction in order to grasp some of ...