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

October 12th, 2022 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...

October 11th, 2022 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,...

October 10th, 2022 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...

October 9th, 2022 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...

October 8th, 2022 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...

October 7th, 2022 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....

October 6th, 2022 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...

October 5th, 2022 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...

October 4th, 2022 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...

October 3rd, 2022 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...

October 2nd, 2022 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...

October 1st, 2022 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...

September 30th, 2022 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...

September 29th, 2022 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,...

September 28th, 2022 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...

September 27th, 2022 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...

September 26th, 2022 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...

September 25th, 2022 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...

September 24th, 2022 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...

September 23rd, 2022 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...

September 22nd, 2022 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]...

September 21st, 2022 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...

September 20th, 2022 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...

September 19th, 2022 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...

September 18th, 2022 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...

September 17th, 2022 by Pastor Ed in devotional
We should carefully consider our own marvelous construction in order to grasp some of ...

Genesis 1:1: “In the beginning God created...

September 16th, 2022 by Pastor Ed in devotional
We need a fresh vision of how to approach this young generation of unbelievers, ...

Revelation 22:1: “And he showed me a pure river...

September 15th, 2022 by Pastor Ed in devotional
As John describes the New Jerusalem in chapter 22, he sees what seems to ...

Revelation 21:26–27: “And they shall bring...

September 14th, 2022 by Pastor Ed in devotional
Revelation 21 describes the new heaven and new earth, and tells us that only ...

Revelation 20:11–12: “Then I saw a great...

September 13th, 2022 by Pastor Ed in devotional
This "great white throne" illustrates that God Almighty is powerful (great), pure (white), and ...

Revelation 19:13–14: “He was clothed with...

September 12th, 2022 by Pastor Ed in devotional
There should be no question as to who the Apostle John is describing in ...