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
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