Posts with the tag “week-1”

Genesis 21:8-24:67.  “Extreme Faith” “I couldn’t do it, I just couldn’t do it,” Abraham said to Sarah.  “Whatever do you mean, Abraham?” she asked.  “Well, God asked me to offer up Isaac as a burnt offering and I just couldn’t do it,” he said.Aren’t you glad your Bible doesn’t read that way?  I have often wondered if it were my faith being tested, how the story would have turned out.  Abraham had ...  Read More

Genesis 18:1-21:7.  “The Lord knows how to rescue godly people from their trials” – 2 Peter 2:9 You wouldn’t know by today’s reading that Lot “was a righteous man who was distressed by the wickedness he saw and heard day after day” (2 Peter 2:8).  Peter gives us that insight to Lot’s heart.  Have you ever felt like Lot?  Are you worn down and beyond frustration with the world around you?  Well, if...  Read More

Genesis 15-17.  “A crisis of faith” Have you ever found yourself really struggling in your faith?  If so, you have something in common with Abram.  In spite of God’s powerful promises and constant provision for his needs, Abram was struggling to believe that God’s promises would materialize.  God had already promised that Abram would “become the father of a great nation” (Gen. 12:2).  However, aft...  Read More

Genesis 11-14; 1 Chronicles 1:24-27.  “If you say go, we will go” In church we sing a song with that line; “If you say go, we will go.”  As I think about what God asked Abram to do, I thought about that song.  Like many of you, I am prone to sometimes sing worship music without allowing the meaning of the words to sink in.  Abram, as he was known at this point, embodied what this song is all about...  Read More

Genesis 7-10; 1 Chronicles 1:5-23.  “Faith is believing without seeing” Years ago, our family watched the animated movie Chicken Little.  In that movie the lead character, Chicken Little, warns everyone in town that the sky is falling. Of course, he is ridiculed for taking a stand on this issue.  I think Noah may have felt somewhat like Chicken Little.  2 Peter 2:5 says that, “Noah warned the worl...  Read More

Read Genesis 4-6; 1 Chronicles 1:1-4.  “Without faith it is Impossible to please God” – Hebrews 11:6          So why exactly was Abel’s offering accepted by God and not Cain’s offering?  Some have argued that it is because Abel sacrificed an animal while Cain only brought produce of the ground.  However, both grains and animals are used in the sacrificial system of the old covenant.          To fi...  Read More

This week you will read Genesis 1-24, along with a little bit of the genealogies from First Chronicles.  Each day we are going to look at the issue/theme of faith in more detail.  We will talk about our need for faith in God, and we will look at examples of faith in the lives of Abel, Noah and Abraham.  Our prayer is that, by the end of this week, your faith would be strengthened and maybe even challenged a little bit.  Read More

“I find my delight in your commandments, which I love.” —Psalm 119:47 This week you will read Genesis 1-24, along with a little bit of the genealogies from First Chronicles.  Each day we are going to look at the issue/theme of faith in more detail.  We will talk about our need for faith in God, and we will look at examples of faith in the lives of Abel, Noah and Abraham.  Our prayer is that, by th...  Read More