Category Archives: Genesis

THE POWER OF CONSECRATION…

GENESIS 35:1: “Then God said to Jacob, ‘Get ready and move to Bethel and settle there. Build an altar there to the God who appeared to you when you fled from your brother, Esau.” NLT OBSERVATION: What is consecration? This … Continue reading

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THE GIFT OF WORK? (Do I Really Have To Go?)

GENESIS 2:1-3: “So the creation of the heavens and the earth and everything in them was completed. On the seventh day God had finished his work of creation, so he rested from all his work. And God blessed the seventh … Continue reading

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ITTY BITTY FAITH AND WRESTLING WITH AN ANGEL…

GENESIS 32:24-25: “Jacob was left alone, and a man wrestled with him until daybreak.  (25)  When the man saw that he could not defeat him, he struck Jacob’s hip socket as they wrestled and dislocated his hip.” CSB MATTHEW 17:18-20: … Continue reading

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A NEW YEAR…A MUCH NEEDED REMINDER!

GENESIS 21:1-2: “The LORD came to Sarah as he had said, and the LORD did for Sarah what he had promised.  (2)  Sarah became pregnant and bore a son to Abraham in his old age, at the appointed time God … Continue reading

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A NEW YEAR…A NEW NAME!

GENESIS 17:4-5: “As for me, here is my covenant with you: You will become the father of many nations.  (5)  Your name will no longer be Abram; your name will be Abraham, for I will make you the father of … Continue reading

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WOULD I BE WILLING TO BUILD THE ARK?

GENESIS 7:5: “And Noah did according to all that the LORD commanded him.” OBSERVATION: How does my obedience compare to Noah’s? Think about what God had called him to do. It was not just building the ark, it was being willing to go … Continue reading

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A WORD FOR THE NEW YEAR…

GENESIS 18:11-15: “Now Abraham and Sarah were old, advanced in age; Sarah was past childbearing. So Sarah laughed to herself, saying, “After I have become old, am I to have pleasure, my Lord being old also?” But the Lord said … Continue reading

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WHAT ABOUT TITHING?

GENESIS 28:18-22: “Then Jacob rose early in the morning, and took the stone that he had put at his head, set it up as a pillar, and poured oil on top of it. And he called the name of that … Continue reading

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THE GOD WHO SEES…

GENESIS 16:13-16: “Then she called the name of the LORD who spoke to her, You-Are-the-God-Who-Sees; for she said, “Have I also here seen Him who sees me?” Therefore the well was called Beer Lahai Roi; observe, it is between Kadesh … Continue reading

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LET THERE BE LIGHT…

GENESIS 1:1-4: “In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness covered the surface of the watery depths, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the surface of the waters. … Continue reading

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