Daily Thoughts From God's Word

An interesting but expected dynamic taking place, here.  God renewed the covenant with Isaac, saying, “And in your offspring all the...

Today’s reading reminds of the inevitable passing of time:  Sarah lived 127 years and died --> Abraham grew old --> Searching for a...

Have you ever wanted to say to someone who doubted you, “I told you so!”  This would be a perfect spot for God to say to Abraham and...

What a fascinating man Abraham was.  He was a peacemaker (with Lot).  Abraham was obedient (obeyed the Lord’s commands).  He was...

Such an important passage:  “After these things the word of the Lord came to Abram in a vision: ‘Fear not, Abram, I am your shield; your...

“So Abram went up from Egypt, he and his wife and all that he had, and Lot with him, into the Negeb.  Now Abram was very rich in...

Genesis 12 . . . I think I have always focused on the opening verses and God’s covenant with Abram and, of course, the covenant stands...

The opening verses of chapter ten and the naming of generations give a good idea of the time following the flood.  “These are the...

We tend to have proverbs or quaint sayings for all sorts of situations in life.  Here are a couple:  “Beware the calm before the storm”...

Typically and rightly so, here in Genesis 3, I focus on verse 15 and the announcement of a coming Redeemer  – “I will put enmity between...

Another year!  And to be able to read through the entirety of God’s Word, day by day:  what a privilege!  And it all begins where?  Well,...

Tomorrow, I will type “2025.”  In 1969, Zager and Evans had a hit song, “In the Year 2525.”  In the song, they despairingly sing of the...

In my sermon, yesterday, I talked about the love of God and that his love is shown through his actions.  David, in Psalm 65, testifies,...

In Psalm 107, several times, the psalmist opines, “Oh give thanks to the Lord, for he is good, for his steadfast love endures forever!” ...

Well, here we are at the end of our story.  Well, not really the end because our story continues into eternity.  The opening verses of...