And thy seed shall be as the dust of the earth, and thou shalt spread abroad to the west, and to the east, and to the north, and to the south: and in thee and in thy seed shall all the families of the earth be blessed. – Genesis 28:14 It may be small, but …
Monthly Archives: January 2018
Just there
And when the dew that lay was gone up, behold, upon the face of the wilderness there lay a small round thing, as small as the hoar frost on the ground. – Exodus 16:14 When Adam woke up from his deep sleep, Eve was just there. When the Israelites looked out on the ground in …
Check your posture
Abram dwelled in the land of Canaan, and Lot dwelled in the cities of the plain, and pitched his tent toward Sodom. – Genesis 13:12 In Genesis 13:12, Lot has pitched his tent toward Sodom. A moment later in Genesis 14:12, we find Lot now living in Sodom. His posture towards Sodom resulted in him …
Start with three
These are the three sons of Noah: and of them was the whole earth overspread. – Genesis 9:19 On your way to being fruitful, multiplying and conquering the world…start with three. Three minutes, three customers, three readers, three words, three conversations. Commit to them, nurture them, take care of them, encourage them and help them achieve their …
Build it and they will come
There went in two and two unto Noah into the ark, the male and the female, as God had commanded Noah. – Genesis 7:9 How did Noah get 2 of every animal and creature into the ark? He didn’t. They just came unto him once he’d finished building the ark…aka: a boat in the middle …
Acceptance and rejection
But unto Cain and to his offering he had not respect. And Cain was very wroth, and his countenance fell. – Genesis 4:5 God accepted Abel’s offering but rejected Cain’s. Eve accepted the Serpent’s recommendation but rejected God’s commandment. Adam accepted the fruit he received from his wife and rejected the responsibility he’d been entrusted …
Before the story starts
In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. – Genesis 1:1 Before we hear about the formlessness, the void, the darkness on the face of the deep, the amazing day-by-day steps of creation, the rise and fall of man…we have these 4 words: In the beginning God. God. Alpha and Omega. Beginning and …