Month: January 2018

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Memorable Scripture: Burying the past to move forward for the future.

And Jacob said to his household and to all who were with him, “Put away the foreign gods that are among you, purify yourselves, and change your garments. Then let us arise and go up to Bethel; and I will make an altar there to God, who answered me in the day of my distress and has been with me in the way which I have gone.” So they gave Jacob all the foreign gods which were in their hands, and the earrings which were in their ears; and Jacob hid them under the terebinth tree which was by Shechem. Genesis 35:2-4

When I turned thirteen years old I bagged up all my toys and rid myself of them. Continue reading →

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Memorable Scripture: You love more than you think!

Now Jacob loved Rachel; so he said, “I will serve you seven years for Rachel your younger daughter.” Genesis 29:18

Love is a strong force. Continue reading →

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Memorable Scripture: Despising your birthright – giving it up for a trivial thing.

And Esau said, “Look, I am about to die; so what is this birthright to me?” Gen 25:32

The first-born son had privileges his siblings did not. Continue reading →

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Memorable Scripture: Yahweh Yir'eh – look around and see how God provides for you.

And Abraham said, “My son, God will provide for Himself the lamb for a burnt offering.” So the two of them went together. Gen 22:8

I remember the first time I read this scripture and thought how prophetic. Continue reading →

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Memorable Scripture: How much love and faith do you have in the Lord God?

Then He said, “Take now your son, your only son Isaac, whom you love, and go to the land of Moriah, and offer him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains of which I shall tell you.” Gen 22:2

Many are troubled by this scripture Continue reading →

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Memorable Scripture: remember your lot in life.

So Lot went out and spoke to his sons-in-law, who had married his daughters, and said, “Get up, get out of this place; for the Lord will destroy this city!” But to his sons-in-law he seemed to be joking. Gen 19:14

Lot chose the lush Jordan river valley as his place to live when he and his Uncle Abraham parted ways. (See Gen 13:1-13) Continue reading →

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Memorable Scripture: The search for righteousness

So the Lord said, “If I find in Sodom fifty righteous within the city, then I will spare all the place for their sakes.” Gen 18:26

The population of cities of Sodom and Gomorrah is an unknown. Continue reading →

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Memorable Scripture: Impatience shows lack of faith in God and leads to disaster.

So Sarai said to Abram, “See now, the Lord has restrained me from bearing children. Please, go in to my maid; perhaps I shall obtain children by her.” And Abram heeded the voice of Sarai. Gen 16:2

This was a mistake on the part of Abram and Sarai. Continue reading →

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Memorable Scripture – Babel, your way won't work!

And they said, “Come, let us build ourselves a city, and a tower whose top is in the heavens; let us make a name for ourselves, lest we be scattered abroad over the face of the whole earth.” Gen 11:4

Known as the Tower of Babel, it gives an ancient glimpse into today. Continue reading →