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November 18: “A Samaritan’s Thanksgiving” (Luke 17:11-19)
Ten lepers were healed, but only the Samaritan came back to give thanks to Jesus. Why didn’t the other nine come back to give thanks? Are we too busy with our lives that we do not stop to give thanks? But the text is not only about thanksgiving. It is also about who Jesus is.
Continue readingNovember 11: “God’s Story of Redemption” (Genesis 50:15-26)
Horrible things had been done to Joseph, but God turned them for good to save many people’s lives. Horrible things had been done to Jesus, but God raised him to save many who put their trust in him. God is still writing a story of redemption in your life.
Continue readingNovember 4: “Joseph’s Thirteen Years in the Pit” (Genesis 40:1-15)
During Joseph’s 13 years as a slave, he descended deeper into the pit. But God was with him and raised him up so that he could be a blessing to the nations. We see such movement in Jesus. He descended to death on the cross. But God was with him and exalted him to the […]
Continue readingOctober 28: “Jacob at Jabbok, Israel at Peniel” (Genesis 32:22-32)
At Peniel, Jacob was blessed by God and was given a new name. Though he saw God’s face, Jacob was left alive. This was the approval and acceptance that Jacob needed. All human beings want to be accepted and loved. The good news is that we don’t have to make ourselves acceptable to God because […]
Continue readingOctober 21: “Stairway to Heaven” (Genesis 28:10-22)
Jacob had a dream in which he saw a stairway to Heaven and the angels ascending and descending on it. It is at Bethel that the God of Isaac became the God of Jacob. His dream pointed to the Messiah, the stairway to Heaven. Jesus is the bridge that connects Heaven and Earth. Jesus is […]
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