Text: Genesis 17:7 KJV Further Reading: Genesis 17:7-14 And I will establish my covenant between me and thee and thy seed after thee in their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be a God unto thee, and to thy seed after thee. Genesis 17:7 MESSAGE What God wants to do with our lives is not […]
A New Name
Text: Genesis 17:5 KJV Further Reading: Genesis 17:3-6 Neither shall thy name any more be called Abram, but thy name shall be Abraham; for a father of many nations have I made thee. Genesis 17:5 MESSAGE When God wants to do a special thing with a person He gives such a new name – which […]
God’s High Standard
Text: Genesis 17:1-2 KJV Further Reading: Leviticus 20:7, 22-26. And when Abram was ninety years old and nine, the LORD appeared to Abram, and said unto him, I am the Almighty God; walk before me, and be thou perfect. And I will make my covenant between me and thee, and will multiply thee exceedingly. Genesis […]
The Almighty God II
Text: Luke 1:34-35 KJV Further Reading: Luke 1:26-38 Then said Mary unto the angel, How shall this be, seeing I know not a man? And the angel answered and said unto her, The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee: therefore also that holy thing which shall […]
The Almighty God
Text: Genesis 17:1 KJV Further Reading: Luke 1:5-25 And when Abram was ninety years old and nine, the LORD appeared to Abram, and said unto him, I am the Almighty God; walk before me, and be thou perfect. Genesis 17:1 MESSAGE People in different languages and histories have called God by certain names. The names […]
Blessing Not A Proof Of God’s Approval
Text: Genesis 16:10 KJV Further Reading: Genesis 16:10-15 And the angel of the Lord said unto her, I will multiply thy seed exceedingly, that it shall not be numbered for multitude. Genesis 16:10 MESSAGE The fact that God blesses a man is not proof of His approval over such persons. Many Christians will wonder why […]
Submission To Authority
Text: Genesis 16:9 KJV Further Reading: Genesis 16:5-9; Romans 13:1-7 And the angel of the Lord said unto her, Return to thy mistress, and submit thyself under her hands. Genesis 16:9 MESSAGE The Almighty God is a God of order. Although all authority and power belong to Him, He expects everyone to obey those that […]
Regrets: Result Of Not Waiting On God
Text: Genesis 16:4 KJV Further Reading: 1 Samuel 13:1-14 And he went in unto Hagar, and she conceived: and when she saw that she had conceived, her mistress was despised in her eyes. Genesis 16:4 MESSAGE Every time we decide to work out something ahead of God’s plans it turns out a regret in the […]
Learn To Say No
Text: Genesis 16:3 KJV Further Reading: Daniel 3:1-30 And Sarai Abram’s wife took Hagar her maid the Egyptian, after Abram had dwelt ten years in the land of Canaan, and gave her to her husband Abram to be his wife. Genesis 16:3 MESSAGE The Bible says that gifts can blind a man (Exodus 23:8). Not […]
Whose Counsel Do You Take II?
Text: Genesis 3:4-5 KJV Further Reading: 1 Kings 13:1-34 And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die: For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil. Genesis 3:4-5 MESSAGE One wrong counsel is […]