Is there a secret to getting our prayers answered? Is there some ritual I must perform to get God to answer my prayers? I have often asked myself, others, and I even asked God. The answer to that question is: NO. Ther...
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Because of a lack of understanding of God's promises, Jacob almost succumbed again to the trap of compromise. God had told Jacob to return to his homeland, that it would be well with him, and that he would be blessed. Doubting God's promises and acting ou
In Genesis 32:28, the angel told Jacob that he already had something that he was still struggling to attain through human effort. Jacob did not need to struggle for God's power. He already had sufficient power, given to him years previously by the Lord. A
In John 10:10, Jesus says, "The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy." The thief is Satan, and one of the things he seeks to steal is your position before God. Self-esteem is defined as confidence in your own merit as a person,
You should get an accurate picture of your circumstances from what God has to say about them, not from what you perceive, what man has to say, or what natural circumstances dictate. Your shelves may say, "Look, I'm nearly empty. There's no food left. You
Jacob had experienced several personal encounters with God since leaving home, and he had been blessed mightily as far as family and material benefits were concerned. But still, in the recesses of Jacob’s mind, the memory of the threat his brother had m
It had been over 21 years since Jacob extorted the birthright that belonged to his older brother, Esau. Jacob had also deceived his father, Isaac, into giving him the blessing which, by tradition, should have gone to his brother. Esau was enraged after lo
We have taken the word (Love) very lightly in our everyday lives. Today our society throws the word Love around like an old dirty rag with no usefulness. Love is now what we feel; Love is what we practice and exercise in our daily lives. When we feel Love
What does the cross mean to you? To many Christians and some non-Christians, the cross represents God's ultimate love for humanity, that he sent his only Son, Jesus Christ, to die for the sins of mankind by hanging on that rugged cross. To many non-Christ
After the experience recorded in Genesis 28, Jacob's troubles continued because he had not changed. He deceived and was deceived by his Uncle Laban, who married two wives, had many family problems, and was a man who could not control his household. Same o
In Genesis 28, we see a lonely man fleeing from his home. Jacob left Beer-sheba and traveled toward Haran on the way to his Uncle Laban's house, running away in fear from the problems he had created. At the end of a long day of travel, Jacob settled in as
Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob are mentioned frequently in the scriptures as spiritual fathers of the nation of Israel. Isaac, the son of Abraham, had two sons who were twins, Esau and Jacob. While these boys were in their mother's womb... ...the children stru
We saw the tremendous price Abraham was willing to pay in order to obey God. You will not reach your destiny without it costing something somewhere along the way. In Luke 9:57-62, three men approached Jesus desiring to follow Him. To each of these potenti