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 16, Nehemiah 5, Psalm 15
Read Genesis 16, Nehemiah 5, Psalm 15. This devotional is about Genesis 16. Genesis 15 was such a beautiful chapter about Abram’s relationship to God. After Abram saved Lot and his cohorts but refused to take any gains for himself in Genesis 14, God appeared to him in Genesis 15 and said, “Do not be […]
Genesis 9-10, Ezra 9, Psalm 9
Read Genesis 9-10, Ezra 9, and Psalm 9. This devotional is about Ezra 9. Do you want the good news or the bad news first? Sometimes you don’t get a choice; Ezra didn’t get one. Things were going well in Jerusalem, finally. God’s people were back in the Promised Land, they were rebuilding God’s temple […]
Genesis 2, Ezra 2, Psalm 2
If you are following the Old Testament in a year reading schedule, read Genesis 2, Ezra 2, and Psalm 2. This devotional is about Genesis 2. After he described God’s break from work on the seventh day in verses 1-3, Moses, the author of Genesis, focused his attention on Day 6 of the creation week. […]