January 8
GENESIS 25:1-4; 1 CHRONICLES 1:32-33; GENESIS 25:5-6; GENESIS 25:12-18; 1 CHRONICLES 1:28-31; 1 CHRONICLES 1:34; GENESIS 25:19-26; GENESIS 25:7-11
A surprising amount of the Bible are genealogies, lists of each generation in succession. We may find ourselves breezing through these sections, stumbling over names, and wondering why they are there. One of the reasons is these lists are displays of God's faithfulness and work. We can see how each new generation is a display of God's work in that he is blessing people whether they acknowledge him or not. Despite God's faithfulness the commentaries within these genealogies display humanity's faithlessness and rebellion. We see Abraham having concubines and are reminded of how he slept with his slave. We see Ishmael's rebellion in that he "lived in hostility toward all." We also see the future conflict prophesied between Jacob and Esau. Yet over all these acts of sin, God's hand is at work. We need to see beyond the broken circumstances of our lives and our world so that we can understand God's hand at work.
Father God, thank you that you are always at work. Thank you that there is not a speck of the universe that you don't hold together and not a place where you are not present. Help me to see your powerful hand at work in my life and in the world. Amen.
Question: How can you better pay attention to what God is doing in the world?
A surprising amount of the Bible are genealogies, lists of each generation in succession. We may find ourselves breezing through these sections, stumbling over names, and wondering why they are there. One of the reasons is these lists are displays of God's faithfulness and work. We can see how each new generation is a display of God's work in that he is blessing people whether they acknowledge him or not. Despite God's faithfulness the commentaries within these genealogies display humanity's faithlessness and rebellion. We see Abraham having concubines and are reminded of how he slept with his slave. We see Ishmael's rebellion in that he "lived in hostility toward all." We also see the future conflict prophesied between Jacob and Esau. Yet over all these acts of sin, God's hand is at work. We need to see beyond the broken circumstances of our lives and our world so that we can understand God's hand at work.
Father God, thank you that you are always at work. Thank you that there is not a speck of the universe that you don't hold together and not a place where you are not present. Help me to see your powerful hand at work in my life and in the world. Amen.
Question: How can you better pay attention to what God is doing in the world?
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