Waiting on God can feel like silence, like standing still in a storm while the world rushes ahead. But in that quiet space, where nothing changes…
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There are moments in the life of every believer when God’s will feels confusing, painful, and utterly unfair. When the path…
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There are moments when obedience to God is not only costly—it feels like a piece of your heart has been ripped away. Yet, in…
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What does it mean to trust God when His plans conflict with our desires? How do we walk in obedience when our hearts are breaking, when…
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The Greek word for “reasoned” is logisamenos and implies a calculated or computed reasoning. Abraham reasoned, but not…
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While Abraham’s faith was strong that God would indeed provide an heir, God still had work to do in Sarah’s heart. God…
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God had already kept many of His promises to Abraham: he was now wealthy, his name was at last respected, and his…
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While in Egypt, Abraham continued his downward spiral. As is so often the case with us, Abraham compounded his problems, getting deeper…
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In Canaan, God revealed more of His plan for the Patriarch’s family. Upon Abraham’s arrival in the city of Shechem, God told him…
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Abraham, the Bible tells us, spent much of his life traveling. After he was called by God to leave his native land, Abraham simply moved…
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Because of a devastating fire that had swept through the area, our first visit to Yellowstone National Park was tarnished…
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The story of Noah is a story of God’s grace. God sent the flood because He “saw how great man’s wickedness on the earth had become, and that…
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The Hebrew Christians lived in a culture similar to Noah’s, as do we. As a result, we are all under tremendous pressure to…
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The flood didn’t come the day Noah finished the ark. After decades of preparation, there was still waiting. In fact, after…
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Noah’s name may bring to mind animals two by two and bright rainbows, but we must not let the Sunday School version of his…
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The details of Enoch’s life are sketchy, perhaps intentionally so. He was a preacher, husband, and father, whose daily life was…
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Enoch’s life is a stunning interruption in a chapter filled with death. In Genesis 5, we read eight times, “and he died,” a drumbeat…
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Last week, we heard from Abel, in keeping with the promise of God that though he is dead, Abel still speaks. Genesis 4:1–16 describes Abel’s broken…
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As we wrap up this week’s devotions on Abel, let’s take a few minutes to dig a little deeper to drive home Abel’s message from the grave into our…
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Abel, though dead, still speaks to our hearts. We knew, after the death of our son, that there was nothing we could do to bring…
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