Read Genesis 31, Esther 7, and Psalm 30. This devotional is about Genesis 31. People steal from their employers in different ways–taking cash, removing small items, doing personal tasks with company time or resources, etc. People do this kind of theft for different reasons but one of them is that they don’t feel they are […]
Genesis 30, Esther 6, and Psalm 29
Read Genesis 30, Esther 6, and Psalm 29. This devotional is about Esther 6. Haman was a man on the rise in Xerxes’s kingdom of Persia. Back in chapter 3 we read that Xerxes honored Haman “elevating him and giving a seat of honor higher than that of all the other nobles” (3:1). Haman was […]
Genesis 29, Esther 5, Psalm 28
Read Genesis 29, Esther 5, and Psalm 28. This devotional is about Genesis 29. Laban may have thought himself to be very clever. He managed to get 14 years of work and marry off both of his daughters at the same time. Everyone else, however, suffered in this situation, but no one suffered more than […]
Genesis 28, Esther 4, Psalm 27
Read Genesis 28, Esther 4, and Psalm 27. This devotional is about Genesis 28. Jacob’s name means “cheater.” He was named this because of the pre-natal prophecy that his older twin brother would serve him and because he came out of the womb grasping at Esau’s heel. Jacob lived up to his name, too, buying […]
Genesis 27, Esther 3, Psalm 26
Read Genesis 27, Esther 3, Psalm 26. This devotional is about Genesis 27. God’s will for Isaac’s successor was clear. Before Esau and Jacob were born, the Lord told their mother Rebekah, “…the older will serve the younger” (Gen 25:23e). Later, Esau sold his birthright to Jocob as we read in Genesis 25:27-34. Despite these […]
Genesis 26, Esther 2, Psalm 25
Read Genesis 26, Esther 2, and Psalm 25. This devotional is about Genesis 26. The cliché, “like father, like son” became a cliché because it is true. Children are reproductions of their parents, not just physical reproductions but reproductions in many other ways. Although each of us has characteristics that are unique and different from […]
Genesis 25, Esther 1, Psalm 24
Read Genesis 25, Esther 1, Psalm 24. This devotional is about Psalm 24. This world belongs to God. Its majestic mountains, its powerful rolling ocean waves, its placid lakes, its glorious skies, the abundance of life in plants and animals, humanity and its cities, towns, villages, and farms all exist under the Lordship of God […]
Genesis 24, Nehemiah 13, Psalm 23
Read Genesis 24, Nehemiah 13, Psalm 23. This devotional is about Nehemiah 13. Nehemiah was a real jerk. At least, that’s how other people probably regarded him. He insisted on obedience to God’s word. When he found out that others were letting disobedience slide, Nehemiah reacted strongly and emotionally. Consider these incidents: Yep, he was […]
Genesis 23, Nehemiah 12, Psalm 22
Read Genesis 23, Nehemiah 12, Psalm 22. This devotional is about Nehemiah 12, particularly verses 27-47. God was doing something in Jerusalem. Compared to the growth and expansion of the kingdom that David and Solomon saw, what Nehemiah and his countrymen were doing was small. But, compared to the ruin that Jerusalem had been for […]
Genesis 22, Nehemiah 11, Psalm 21
Read Genesis 22, Nehemiah 11, Psalm 21. This devotional is about Genesis 22. God sure liked to test Abraham, didn’t he? Abraham trusted the Lord for all the things God promised him in the covenant. He moved to a new land and traveled around in it like a Bedouin, as God commanded him. Abraham received […]