Learning to Bow Low Before a Merciful God The Bible in a Year “I am not worthy of the least of all thy mercies, and of all the truth, which thou hast showed unto thy servant; for with my staff I passed over this Jordan; and now I am become two bands.” Genesis 32:10 AsContinue reading “Blessed Beyond Deserving”
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When Faith Goes to Work
Bearing Christ’s Name in Ordinary Labor The Bible in a Year “I have learned by experience that the LORD hath blessed me for thy sake.” Genesis 30:27 As we continue our steady journey through Scripture, this brief line from Genesis opens a surprisingly searching window into everyday faithfulness. Laban’s words to Jacob are not aContinue reading “When Faith Goes to Work”
When Voice and Hands Must Agree
The Bible in a Year “The voice is Jacob’s voice, but the hands are the hands of Esau.” Genesis 27:22 As we continue our year-long walk through Scripture, today’s reading brings us into one of the more unsettling family narratives in Genesis. Isaac, advanced in age and nearly blind, intends to pass the covenant blessingContinue reading “When Voice and Hands Must Agree”
When the Lord Leads Along the Way
The Bible in a Year “I being in the way, the Lord led me to the house of my master’s brethren.” Genesis 24:27 Genesis 24 unfolds as one of Scripture’s most tender and instructive narratives on divine providence, not through spectacle, but through faithfulness in ordinary obedience. Abraham’s unnamed servant is given a task ofContinue reading “When the Lord Leads Along the Way”
When God Provides the Lamb
The Bible in a Year “Abraham said, ‘My son, God will provide himself a lamb for a burnt offering.’” Genesis 22:8 Few passages in Scripture invite us to slow down and listen as carefully as Genesis 22. The account of Abraham and Isaac is not simply a dramatic story about obedience under pressure; it isContinue reading “When God Provides the Lamb”
When the Past Refuses to Let Go
The Bible in a Year “But his wife looked back from behind him, and she became a pillar of salt.” (Genesis 19:26) As we continue our journey through Scripture, the brief and unsettling account of Lot’s wife arrests our attention precisely because of its simplicity. There is no long dialogue, no recorded defense, no explanationContinue reading “When the Past Refuses to Let Go”
On Speaking Terms with the Living God
The Bible in a Year “Abram fell on his face; and God talked with him.” Genesis 17:3 One of the quiet longings that surfaces again and again as we read Scripture together through the year is the desire to hear God speak—not audibly, perhaps, but personally, clearly, and faithfully into the circumstances of our lives.Continue reading “On Speaking Terms with the Living God”
When Faith Meets Famine
The Bible in a Year “There was a famine in the land; and Abram went down into Egypt to sojourn there.” Genesis 12:10 Few moments in Scripture are as quietly unsettling as this brief sentence. Abraham has only just arrived in Canaan, the land God explicitly promised to show him, when scarcity strikes. The textContinue reading “When Faith Meets Famine”
Justice, Life, and the Image of God
The Bible in a Year “Whoso sheds man’s blood, by man shall his blood be shed; for in the image of God made he man.” (Genesis 9:6) As we move steadily through Scripture together, today’s reading brings us to one of the most sobering and contested texts in the Bible. Genesis 9:6 stands at aContinue reading “Justice, Life, and the Image of God”
The Day Cain Changed Addresses
The Bible in a Year “Cain went out from the presence of the Lord, and dwelt in the land of Nod, on the east of Eden.” (Genesis 4:16) As we move through Genesis 4–7 in our journey through The Bible in a Year, the story of Cain presses itself upon us with unsettling familiarity. CainContinue reading “The Day Cain Changed Addresses”