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Blessing Others With Your Presence


Because of God’s faithfulness, you bless others with your presence.

Blessing, faith, Jacob, Jesus, Laban, presence, trust

Open Hands


Loved and accepted by God, we come to him with open hands to receive the good things that he wants to give us.

idols, Jacob, Jesus, Leah, love, open hands

God’s Promises and Ours


And all the families of the earth will be blessed through you and your descendants. (Genesis 28:14) At this point … More

God, grace, Jacob, Jesus, promises, unconditional

A Rightly-Ordered Heart


Sometimes it takes a crisis to set us free.

freedom, God, heart, Jesus, love, possessions

Bargaining With God


[Abraham said to the Lord,] “Surely you wouldn’t do such a thing, destroying the righteous along with the wicked. Why, … More

Abraham, bargaining, faith, justice, mercy

The God Who Sees Me


Thereafter, Hagar used another name to refer to the Lord, who had spoken to her. She said, “You are the God … More

God, Jesus, knows, love, me, sees

God Keeps Both His & Our End of the Deal


After the sun went down and darkness fell, Abram saw a smoking firepot and a flaming torch pass between the … More

Abram, covenant, forgiveness, God, grace, Jesus

Letting God Choose What is Best


After Lot had gone, the Lord said to Abram, “Look as far as you can see in every direction—north and south, east … More

Abram, faith, God, Jesus, steering wheel

The Beginning of the Blessing People


The Lord had said to Abram, “Leave your native country, your relatives, and your father’s family, and go to the land that … More

Abram, blessed, Blessing, God, hope, Jesus

Faithful Hope


This is the written account of the descendants of Adam. When God created human beings, he made them to be like … More

creation, faithful, God, hope, image of God

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