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Judah and Jesus
Friday, January 22 Judah and Jesus Scripture: Genesis 43-44, Luke 22 Genesis 44:33 Now then, please let your servant remain here as my lord’s slave in place of the boy, and let the boy return [...]
The Lord is with us
Wednesday, January 20 The Lord is with us Scripture: Genesis 39-40, Luke 20 Genesis 39:2–3 The Lord was with Joseph so that he prospered, and he lived in the house of his Egyptian master. 3 [...]
The Lord needs it
Tuesday, January 19 The Lord needs it Scripture: Genesis 37-38, Psalm 9, Luke 19 Luke 19:31–34 If anyone asks you, ‘Why are you untying it?’ say, ‘The Lord needs it.’ ” 32 Those who were sent [...]
God talked with him
Monday, January 18 God talked with him Scripture: Genesis 35-36, Luke 18 Genesis 35:13–15 Then God went up from him at the place where he had talked with him. 14 Jacob set up a stone [...]
Embrace the struggle
Saturday, January 16 Embrace the struggle Scripture: Genesis 31-32, Luke 16 Genesis 32:28 Then the man said, “Your name will no longer be Jacob, but Israel, because you have struggled with God and with humans [...]
Broken people
Thursday, January 14 Broken people Scripture: Genesis 27-28, Luke 14 Observation The raw emotion of the Jacob/Esau blessing-stealing in Genesis 27 hit me this morning. Imagine being Esau. Losing his birthright was his fault—Esau despised [...]