Gen. 24:19-26
Two nations were fighting within Rebecca.
In the words of Pastor Thangngur,
Like two nations fighting within Rebecca,
Have good and evil fought inside you?
The side you take will determine who will become the inheritor.
–Independent Kohran Hlabu #276 “Whose side will you take?”
Gen. 26 Isaac went down to Gerar the land of the Philistines, to king Abimelech because of famine (Gen. 26:1). There, Isaac prospered and became very wealthy as he received blessings from the LORD. Isaac also built an altar and called on the name of the LORD. Then Abimelech, along with Ahuzzath his adviser and…
Gen. 18:14 Abraham and Sarah were well advanced in years. Regarding Sarah, it is written, “it had ceased to be with Sarah after the manner of women” (Gen. 18:11). But the Lord God promised them a son. Unbelieving, Sarah laughed. When the Lord asked why she laughed, Sarah denied it and said, “I did not…
Jos. 7:1-5; Heb. 12:15 The Israelites surrounded Jericho and took it ‘easily’ enough. That was made possible because they obeyed God. But Achan’s greed sobered them up as they could not take Ai, a smaller city. Worried, they called upon the Lord who told them of the necessity to remove the sin from among them….
Gen. 19:16 The sins of Sodom was great. When the angels of the LORD went into Lot, the people of the city, both young and old came to Lot’s house and wanted to “know them” (Gen. 19:5). How wicked! Because of their sins, they told Lot, “We are about to destroy this place, because the…
”In all your ways, acknowledge Him and He will direct your paths.” ~Prov. 3:6 Many of us turn to the Lord ONLY when we are facing difficulties. Proverbs tells us to acknowledge Him “In all your ways” so that He will direct our paths, making it straight. It’s not too late to do so.
Job 1:21-22 Job had seven sons and three daughters. He was also a rich man. He possessed 7,000 sheep, 3,000 camels, 500 yoke of oxen, and 500 female donkeys, and very many servants, so that this man was the greatest of all the people of the east (Job 1:3). If he were to live today, he would…