“The righteous flourish… and grow… They are planted in the house of the Lord; they flourish in the courts of our God. In old age they still produce fruit; they are always green and full of sap.” Psalm 92:12-14 Trees planted in the wrong places are weak and are unable to flourish. Even if they…
Gen. 21 The name Isaac means ‘he laughs’ or ‘laughter.’ When the Lord promised that a son would be born to Abraham, Sarah could not believe it and laughed. But when Abraham turned 100, Sarah conceived and gave birth to Isaac. She was so elated and said, “God has brought laughter for me”(Gen. 21:6). Now,…
Gen. 16:1-16 Since Sarai could not conceive, she gave her slave girl Hagar to Abram. But when Hagar conceived, “she looked with contempt on her mistress” (Gen. 16:4). This has very deep roots. When humankind was created, we were created to be in fellowship with God. But that relationship was broken with the fall of…
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…
Gen. 18:16-33 First of all. A very Happy New Year 2026. As Sodom was about to be destroyed, Abraham asked the Lord, “Will you indeed sweep away the righteous with the wicked?” (Gen. 18:23). He was interceding for Lot and the righteous of Sodom. Because of this, Lot and his family were saved from destruction….
Gen. 18:16-33 The world is in turmoil today. Let us see how Abraham’s prayers to God regarding Sodom may be applicable to our own prayer today. Even though the Lord did not fully reveal what He was going to do to Sodom, Abraham, knowing the sins of Sodom, may have understood that it would not…
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…
Gen. 16 God had promised Abram that he will be the father of many people, as many as the stars in heaven (Gen. 15:5). Now, Abram was about 86 years of age, and still without an heir. Both he and Sarai were worried. Then, they made a plan of their own: Abram will go in…
“I am your exceeding great reward.” Gen. 15:1 God made a covenant with Abram. In Genesis 15:1, we see three things: Let us contemplate on these once again: Trusting in God and being obedient to His will always has its rewards.