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God's Way Restores Relationship: Genesis 16:7-16

Genesis

God's Way Restores Relationship: Genesis 16:7-16

God intervenes and His intervention chases away both sin and guilt.  Who can stand in the presence of the Lord?  Who can continue in disobedience when the Lord reveals the error of our ways? When Sarai mistreats Hagar because Hagar treated her with contempt, the Lord finds her.  It’s

By John Fraser 22 Dec 2025
Compounding Unrighteous Behavior: Genesis 16:4-6

Genesis

Compounding Unrighteous Behavior: Genesis 16:4-6

Godly people have the responsibility to doing the right thing, especially when it is easier to just react.  Anyone can react through instinct.  Anyone can lash out in anger.  Anyone can look upon another with pride or jealousy.  The godly person responds in love rather than doing what everyone else

By John Fraser 21 Dec 2025
Success Doesn't Equal Obedience: Genesis 16:1-3

Genesis

Success Doesn't Equal Obedience: Genesis 16:1-3

If we set our mind to doing something and we accomplish it, that doesn’t make it God’s will.  People live by this logic all the time.  They claim if God didn’t stop them, He must be okay with it.  That’s simply not true.  God gives us

By John Fraser 20 Dec 2025
The Covenant Maker: Genesis 15:8-21

Genesis

The Covenant Maker: Genesis 15:8-21

God makes the covenant with us; our job is to accept it.  He gives us grace when we did not deserve it.  He shows us love when we do not ask for it.  He watches over us when we think we have everything under control.  He brings salvation to us

By John Fraser 19 Dec 2025
Bridging the Gap Between Reality and Faith: Genesis 15:4-6

Genesis

Bridging the Gap Between Reality and Faith: Genesis 15:4-6

God loves to take opportunities to strengthen our faith.  We have a limited perspective; He knows that.  We don’t always draw the correct conclusions; He knows that.  We try to follow Him and sometimes we get it right and sometimes we make mistakes.  He is a loving God and

By John Fraser 18 Dec 2025
Tell It Like It Is: Genesis 15:1-3

Genesis

Tell It Like It Is: Genesis 15:1-3

Righteous people are always concerned with the truthfulness of God’s word.  If we are righteous, we know God’s word to be true.  We know God’s promises can be trusted.  Our righteousness beckons us to be concerned with and believe God’s promises. After the battle, God comes

By John Fraser 17 Dec 2025
What Righteousness Looks Like: Genesis 14:17-24

Genesis

What Righteousness Looks Like: Genesis 14:17-24

The righteous demonstrate their character to the world by what they do.  This idea is prevalent throughout Biblical understanding.  Jesus tells us the world will know us by our love.  In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus says our actions will be seen by others and they will glorify the

By John Fraser 16 Dec 2025
The Righteous Are Able: Genesis 14:13-16

Genesis

The Righteous Are Able: Genesis 14:13-16

God is willing to teach us lessons when we stray; it is up to us to learn and apply them.  None of us are perfect.  My life is rife with mistakes I’ve made.  Obviously, the goal is to minimize the frequency of mistakes.  When mistakes do happen, the goal

By John Fraser 15 Dec 2025
Five on Four: Genesis 14:1-12

Genesis

Five on Four: Genesis 14:1-12

As our heart draws closer to the world, we suffer consequences alongside the world.  We all know how the world works.  The world isn’t fair.  We don’t always get what we want.  In fact, we don’t even always get what we work for.  God is righteous and

By John Fraser 14 Dec 2025
Returning To God: Genesis 13:14-18

Genesis

Returning To God: Genesis 13:14-18

We all need relationship with the Lord as we find our way through life.  The temptations of the world are alluring.  The distractions the world offers us to take us away from God’s purpose and calling are plentiful.  What God offers is a harbor among the chaos of life.

By John Fraser 13 Dec 2025
A New Egypt: Genesis 13:8-13

Genesis

A New Egypt: Genesis 13:8-13

Those who seek the Lord’s ways may stumble in sin, but they know the importance of returning to the Lord.  God doesn’t expect perfection from us because He knows we cannot deliver it. God does expect repentance.  He expects our heart to follow Him and He expects us

By John Fraser 12 Dec 2025
Back to the Beginning: Genesis 13:1-7

Genesis

Back to the Beginning: Genesis 13:1-7

The only person who knows what is good for us is God.  His ways will not lead us astray.  His ways will not fail us.  His ways will bring us closer to Him and closer to the satisfaction that comes in living as He created us to live. Abram leaves

By John Fraser 11 Dec 2025
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