Tag: Rebekah
Biblical Principle #85: God Rewards Acts of Faith
Biblical Principles List Principle God always rewards acts of faith. Explanation One of the more important life lessons I have learned is that GOD always rewards a step taken in faith. (This excludes, of course, acts done in some form of misguided faith which are, in reality, sinful or opposed to GOD’s will.) We have…
January 12 – Deception Brings Pain
Reading Gen. 26:34-28:22 Devotional Isaac favored his oldest son Esau, while Rebekah favored the younger son Jacob. Isaac was very old and he could barely see. Isaac sent Esau to hunt game and prepare food for him so that he might bless Esau before GOD. But Rebekah overhead Isaac’s request and she told Jacob to…
January 11 – The Power of the Flesh
Reading Gen. 25:1-10, 12-18, 11, 19-34; 26:1-35 Devotional In these two chapters we have two examples of how powerful our human desires can be and the impact of poor choices on our lives. In Gen. 25 we read that Esau had been hunting and when he returned from the field he was very hungry. His…
January 10 – GOD Answers the Prayer of Abraham’s Servant
Reading Gen. 24:1-67 Devotional When Abraham was very old he sent his oldest, most trusted servant on a mission: find a wife for Isaac from Abraham’s family. Abraham promised the servant that GOD would send an angel to be with him on this quest. The servant promised to obey Abraham’s instructions and off he went.…