Now the Lord was gracious to Sarah as he had said, and the Lord did for Sarah what he had promised. 2 Sarah became pregnant and bore a son to Abraham in his old age, at the very time God had promised him. 3 Abraham gave the name Isaac[a] to the son Sarah bore him. 4 When his son Isaac was eight days old, Abraham circumcised him, as God commanded him. 5 Abraham was a…

Jacob left Beersheba and set out for Harran. 11 When he reached a certain place, he stopped for the night because the sun had set. Taking one of the stones there, he put it under his head and lay down to sleep. 12 He had a dream in which he saw a stairway resting on the earth, with its top reaching to heaven, and the angels…

But Jews came from Antioch and Iconium, and having persuaded the crowds, they stoned Paul and dragged him out of the city (Lystra), supposing that he was dead. 20 But when the disciples gathered about him, he rose up and entered the city, and on the next day he went on with Barnabas to Derbe. 21 When they had preached the gospel to that city and…

Chapter fourteen of the book of Exodus tells the story of the deliverance of the Israelites at the Red Sea.  The Israelites had been led out Egypt by Moses. Making their way through the wilderness, toward the promised land of Canaan, their progress was halted as they arrived at the Red Sea.  Little did they know but that Pharaoh and his army were in…

“Rejoice always,pray continually, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.”.- 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 At first glance that may sound a little lofty, maybe a little overly pious, something pretty disconnected from real life.  Rejoice always? Even in the midst of a pandemic?  Pray continually?  While my brain is jammed with work demands, and the…

Finally, brethren, whatever things are true, whatever things are noble, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report, if there is any virtue and if there is anything praiseworthy—think about such things.  The things which you learned and received and heard and saw in me, these do, and the God of peace will be with you. – Philippians 4:8,9 These days our minds are jammed with…

Philippians 4:11-13    Not that I speak in regard to need, for I have learned in whatever state I am, to be content: 12 I know how to [d]be abased, and I know how to [e]abound. Everywhere and in all things I have learned both to be full and to be hungry, both to abound and to suffer need. 13 I can do all things through [f]Christ who strengthens…

Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? 36 As it is written: “For Your sake we are killed all day long; We are accounted as sheep for the slaughter.” 37 Yet in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us. 38 For I am persuaded that neither death…