Still getting myself into a good groove where I can be regular with my posts...
I see there are many many bloggers that have many different topics. I mainly want to share my heart and doing it this way allows me to share with anyone whose interested & its much faster than writing it out by hand.
Today I read Genesis 31 In this chapter (I read out of the Clear Word) its header is 'Jacob flees'. Jacob has worked 20 years to get the wife, Rachel, he desired from his Uncle Laban. God saw how Laban had tricked Jacob so He caused Jacob to be blessed with a quickly growing flock to take with him when he was finally able to leave. Verse7 But the Lord has been with me and kept me from harm.
Jacob realizes that the Lord has blessed him. He had a dream where the Verse11 Angel of the Lord called, "Jacob!" I answered, "Here I am!" The Lord goes on to remind Jacob He has seen all Laban has done to him and that Hes the same God that Jacob Verse13 set up a pillar of stone and anointed it with oil, vowing to be faithful to me if I forgave you.
Jacob called his wives Leah & Rachel out to the fields to have privacy and told them he notice their father was treating him unkindly & the wives agreed saying Verse15 He sold us to you as he sells property so they went to their camps packed and headed back to Jacobs father Isaac who was still alive.
When Laban heard of Jacobs departure Verse23 Without a moments hesitation he started after him with burly men. In a dream that night God told Laban to not threaten nor flatter Jacob to get him to return. What Jacob didnt know was that Rachel had taken the fertility goddesses from her father so when Laban caught up to them Jacob gave permission for them to search his things & kill whoever was found with them. Rachel lied and said she was on her monthly period so she didnt have to dismount from her camel where the saddlebags containing the items were hidden.
A covenant was made between Laban & Jacob Verse44 So lets make a covenant between us and put a marker right here as a sign of our agreement Verse46 then to ratify their agreement, they sat next to the stone marker and ate together. verse47: Laban gave the stone marker an Aramaic name, Jegar Sahadutha, meaning A Pile of Stones to Remind Us.
I'd like to learn this simple yet powerful way of honoring promises & covenants made with God...One day when I own my own home I'd like to pile up some rocks & follow this example
Today as I "made" myself stop for a "minute" to read a chapter in the Holy Bible I "heard" Gods voice as only those who are born again can...I feel it in my heart and soul.
Its a small voice but no doubt "full of power!" and I've found and find again repeatedly that if I "pause" for a second and "do" whats asked of me I "turn the page" that I so desire to do on a daily basis.
Hopefully I have not lost you in my description but I have been a journaling since my teens when my fathers stern ways kept me "chained". Through the written word on paper I found "freedom" to express myself.
Reading does this too...I can easily in a loud, crowded room "get lost" in whatever book I choose. That to me is a Wonder! I have encouraged my kids to be voracious readers as well. I believe my only son, Jared, really carries this tradition onward.
So, with all that said I want to now start a Blog on my Bible readings and what they say to me and what God puts on my heart and I hope I can find others who do the same and we can enjoy each others views.
Today I read Genesis 26. But first a tiny bit of background. By the way by now writing this by hand would have put me in a cramped style and so I proceed.
I was saved in 1994 in jail. Long story I can divulge later but I immediately started reading the New Testament and kinda got lost towards Revelation. Many years later I started reading the New Testament again and this time I dated the chapters and sections I read to keep me motivated and this also allowed me to see how long I would go without reading the Living Word of God that I believe we as Christians should not go without!!
In Genesis 26:1-3 Talks about how Isaac moved because of a famine and came near King Abimelechs territory and how God appeared to him in a dream and told him not to go to Egypt but stay put so He could bless him.
From now on I will put (dots...) when referencing to a part of a verse instead of the whole thing.
Verse 4 ... blessing will flow out to the whole world. (Amazing!)
Verse 5 ... even though it seemed unreasonable to him. (Faith)
Verses 7-10 Talk about how Isaac lied to the King and said his wife, Rebecca, was not his wife but his sister and when the King saw Isaac getting cozy with Rebecca he confronted him & asked why? King Abimelech stated "What if one of our men might have forced her to go home with him, and your God would have punished our whole country for that!"
I do see the Kings urgency but as a woman I think Wow! glad I didnt live in those days nor my daughters as how could a King be "worried" about being punished by God but "seemingly" not be concerned with a man forcing himself upon a maiden?!
Anybody have any thoughts on this?
Verse 12 ... Isaac reaped 100 times more than he had sown (Crops)
Verse 18 He redug some of the wells which the Philistines had filled in after Abraham had died. Then Isaac gave them the same names his father had given them. (Honor!)
Verse 20 ... Esek, meaning The Place of Quarrel.. (Kings men fighting over wells)
Verse 21 ... Sitnah, meaning The Place of Hatred.
Verse 22 ... Rehoboth, meaning Lots of Room ...
Verse 24 While he was there, the Lord said to him in a dream. "I am the God of your father Abraham, so don't be afraid ...
Verse 25 So Isaac built an altar there and worshiped the Lord. >>> This is the verse that God spoke to my heart about sharing....
How easy do we forget these moments in time, in our lives? Very easily with the world moving so fast and the devil doing all he can to interfere...I believe if we Stop and document these times when God speaks it will make more of an impression that just thought...So, this is my altar to the Lord today.
Thank you father God (Jesus) for loving me and inspiring me today and everyday. Let me finish the chapter real quick and then I have to jump off to get ready for work. See!! the world is moving so fast and we have to take those "moments" to make it Special to our hearts...let it sink in...
Verse 28 ... we now know the Lord is with you.
Verse 33 So Isaac call the new well Sheba, meaning The Place Where I Took an Oath, and this is how the present city of Beersheba retained its name.
Verse 34 ... Esau ... married 2 Hittite girls...
Verse 35 They were a constant source of grief to Isaac and Rebecca.
PS> Thank you for reading, I hope you will follow me and please comment. Ill be looking forward to my next postings as I've always wanted to be a consistent blogger but didn't think I had much to say?
But now I know that's because I was trying to do this in my "own" strength, instead of Gods.
Jayme called while I was updating my profile and told me she found one pair of her glasses!! God is good <3
I'm at the edge of a new beginning...I've come so far & all credit goes to my Lord & Savior Jesus Christ. It's kind of a scary feeling in that I'll have to step outside of my "comfort zone" to prepare. Lord, you know my heart & all my struggles. Please go before me & help me to heed your voice.
On the other hand, I'm terribly excited to see what is out there for myself & my husband & youngest daughter.
I miss what was but "see" I cannot be "held hostage" for anything I knew nothing of...
Time & time again, my Lord reminds me that I'm no longer under condemnation but "free" in Jesus and free is free indeed!
Amen.
