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3 Then Abraham rose from beside his dead wife and spoke to the Hittites. He said, 4 “I am an alien and a stranger among you. Sell me some property for a burial site here so I can bury my dead.” Grief is one of the most powerful emotions. It can drive us, even asContinue reading “8June2009 Genesis 23:3-4”

12 “Do not lay a hand on the boy,” he said. “Do not do anything to him. Now I know that you fear God, because you have not withheld from me your son, your only son.” God knows what is most important to us. He knows our every thought. For Abraham, this son who arrivedContinue reading “5June2009 Genesis 22:12”

1 Some time later God tested Abraham. He said to him, “Abraham!” “Here I am,” he replied. Sometimes it would be better if you hadn’t showed up. I remember those days in gym class when the teacher would call the role. I hated that. I always seemed to get picked last when it came toContinue reading “4June2009 Genesis 22:1”

23 Now swear to me here before God that you will not deal falsely with me or my children or my descendants. Show to me and the country where you are living as an alien the same kindness I have shown to you.” This seems like such a basic part of human culture, doesn’t it!Continue reading “31May2009 Genesis 21:23”

6 Sarah said, “God has brought me laughter, and everyone who hears about this will laugh with me.” The long-awaited baby is born and he gets a name very appropriate for him. He is named Isaac which comes from the same word as the word laughter. I can just hear the laughter as Sarah showsContinue reading “27May2009 Genesis 21:6”

2 Sarah became pregnant and bore a son to Abraham in his old age, at the very time God had promised him. The joy that must have filled this household that day! All those years of marriage, all those attempts to get pregnant, and now when you are 90 years old, you give birth toContinue reading “26May2009 Genesis 21:2”

3 But God came to Abimelech in a dream one night and said to him, “You are as good as dead because of the woman you have taken; she is a married woman.” Ignorance is no excuse! Abimelech has been lied to by Abraham and his wife Sarah. They have both said that Sarah isContinue reading “21May2009 Genesis 20:3”

30 Lot and his two daughters left Zoar and settled in the mountains, for he was afraid to stay in Zoar. He and his two daughters lived in a cave. Fear can be a powerfully motivating factor in our lives. It can also be a paralyzing factor. Lot has just witnessed the destruction of hisContinue reading “18May2009 Genesis 19:30”

19 Your servant has found favor in your eyes, and you have shown great kindness to me in sparing my life. But I can’t flee to the mountains; this disaster will overtake me, and I’ll die. Even in the middle of a great deliverance, Lot has difficulty trusting in the goodness of the Lord. TheContinue reading “15May2009 Genesis 19:19”

16 When he hesitated, the men grasped his hand and the hands of his wife and of his two daughters and led them safely out of the city, for the LORD was merciful to them. There are times when hesitation, careful consideration, and deliberation are good things. Not every decision needs to be made atContinue reading “14May2009 Genesis 19:16”