THE FATHERS ATTITUDE He said to them, “I have noticed that your father’s attitude toward me has changed. But the God of my father has been with me. (Genesis 31:5 NLT) Jacob noticed a change in his father in laws attitude. People can change their attitude and the way they treat you. But, the important…
KEEP LAUGHING Part 2 5 Abraham was 100 years old when Isaac was born.6 And Sarah declared, “God has brought me laughter. All who hear about this will laugh with me. (Genesis 21:5-6 NLT) A long time passed, but God’s promises were fulfilled. Abraham was 75 years old when God told him that he will…
KEEP LAUGHING Despite the very tough year of the pandemic, keep trusting, keep loving, keep laughing, keep being generous, keep being kind, keep praying, keep serving, And Sarah declared, “God has brought me laughter.[a] All who hear about this will laugh with me. (Genesis 21:5-6 NLT) THE MARRIAGE of Abraham and Sarah were in agreement….
CUTTING AT 99 YEARS OLD Abraham was ninety-nine years old when he was circumcised, (Genesis 17:24 NLT) No matter the age! 1. We will never be too old to say that we do not need to cut and clean negative things from our hearts. It seems that we should continue to cut things in our…
THEY THOUGHT DIFFERENTLY They thought Jesus meant Lazarus was simply sleeping, but Jesus meant Lazarus had died. (John 11:13 NLT) The language of faith is different from the normal way of speaking. Faith looks and calls things that aren’t as they already are (Read Romans 4: 17-20). Jesus saw Lazarus in his mind already risen…
CUTTING AT 99 YEARS OLD Abraham was ninety-nine years old when he was circumcised, (Genesis 17:24 NLT) No matter the age! 1. We will never be too old to say that we do not need to cut and clean negative things from our hearts. It seems that we should continue to cut things in our…
I WILL PROTECT YOU AND REWARD YOU Some time later, the Lord spoke to Abram in a vision and said to him, “Do not be afraid, Abram, for I will protect you, and your reward will be great.” (Genesis 15:1 NLT) In the midst of all this pandemic, it refreshes me to read these promises…
VALUE PEOPLE For even his brothers didn’t believe in him. (John 7:5 NLT) How sad that Jesus was not yet valued by his family and his friends. This leads me to think of several things: We all need to feel affirmed from time to time. We are all blessed to receive recognition for what we…
AFTER THE FLOOD This is the account of the families of Shem, Ham, and Japheth, the three sons of Noah. Many children were born to them after the great flood. (Genesis 10:1 NLT) There is a popular phrase that says, “After the storm comes the calm.” After the flood came the multiplication of Noah’s children….
GOD HASN’T FORGOTTEN YOU But God remembered Noah and all the wild animals and livestock with him in the boat. He sent a wind to blow across the earth, and the floodwaters began to recede. (Genesis 8:1 NLT) Sometimes we feel like the storms of life have already lasted a long time and we wonder if…
