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Kevin Van Driesten
Sep 3, 20182 min read
Bethel
“Bethel” This is none other but the house of God. —Genesis 28:17 Read Genesis 28:10-22 After a day’s travel, Jacob found a place to...
Kevin Van Driesten
Sep 2, 20182 min read
Flight
“Flight” Isaac sent away Jacob. —Genesis 28:5 Read Genesis 27:41-28:5 Esau hated Jacob and threatened to kill him because of the...
Kevin Van Driesten
Sep 1, 20181 min read
Isaac’s Blessing
“Isaac’s blessing” Bless me, even me also, O my father. —Genesis 27:38 Read Genesis 27:26-40 How could Isaac bless Esau the way he did?...
Art Burggraaf
Sep 1, 20181 min read
Are You Listening? (A Poem)
Matthew 13:9, “He who has ears to hear, let him hear!“ Did you hear the angels sing? Of Christ the Lord the newborn king? My Saviour gave...
Kevin Van Driesten
Aug 31, 20181 min read
Good Choices
“Making a good choice” What good shall my life do me? —Genesis 27:46 Read Genesis 26:34-35 & 27:46 Yesterday we read that Isaac honoured...
Kevin Van Driesten
Aug 30, 20181 min read
God’s Promise
“God’s promise” I am the God of Abraham. —Genesis 26:24 Read Genesis 26:2-5, 23-25. When Isaac entered the land of Gerar, where Abimelech...
Kevin Van Driesten
Aug 29, 20181 min read
The Least
“Being the least” The LORD hath made room. —Genesis 26:22 Read Genesis 26:12-22 Isaac was exceptionally blessed by the Lord. The seed...
Abby Tolsma
Aug 29, 20183 min read
Change and What it Says About God
I strongly dislike change. I am most happy when things stay the same, and I can stay in my comfort zone. When things change in my life, I...
Kevin Van Driesten
Aug 28, 20181 min read
Weakness
“Weakness” Isaac loved Esau. —Genesis 25:28 Read Genesis 25:27;26:11 One of the proofs that the Bible is not written by man is that it...
Kevin Van Driesten
Aug 27, 20181 min read
Child of Many Prayers
“A child of many prayers” Isaac entreated the LORD. —Genesis 25:21 Read Genesis 25:19-26 Isaac and Rebecca remained childless for many...
Kevin Van Driesten
Aug 26, 20181 min read
Strangers and Pilgrims
“Strangers and pilgrims on the earth” They were strangers and pilgrims on the earth. —Hebrews 11:13 Read Genesis 25:7-11 & 1 Corinthians...
Kevin Van Driesten
Aug 25, 20181 min read
Making Time to Pray
“Making time to pray” Isaac went out to meditate in the field. —Genesis 24:63 Read Genesis 24:50-67 Today’s Scripture passage has much...
Kevin Van Driesten
Aug 24, 20181 min read
God will Provide
“God will provide” God will provide himself a lamb for a burnt offering. —Genesis 22:8 Read Genesis 22:1-18 The history before us clearly...
Kevin Van Driesten
Aug 23, 20181 min read
Isaac’s Birth
“Isaac’s birth” God hath made me to laugh. —Genesis 21:6 Read Genesis 21:1-7 Let us now consider the life of Isaac. His birth was a...
Kevin Van Driesten
Aug 22, 20181 min read
Don’t be Careless
“Do not be careless” So the LORD blessed the latter end of Job more than his beginning. —Job 42:12 Read Job 42:7-17 After Job humbled...
Kevin Van Driesten
Aug 21, 20181 min read
Humbled
“Humbled” I abhor myself, and repent in dust and ashes. —Job 42:6 Read Job 42:1-6 Job addressed the Lord one more time. Overwhelmed by...
Kevin Van Driesten
Aug 20, 20181 min read
Strength
“God gives strength” I will lay my hand upon mine mouth. —Job 40:4 Read Job 38:1-18 & Job 40:1-4 What Job had so fervently desired took...
Kevin Van Driesten
Aug 19, 20181 min read
Self Pity
“Feeling sorry” I know that my Redeemer liveth. —Job 19:25 Read Job 19:21-29 Job looked for pity. He desperately needed the sympathy of...
Kevin Van Driesten
Aug 18, 20181 min read
So called Friends
“So called friends” His grief was very great. —Job 2:13 Read Job 2:11-13 & Job 4 Job’s final trial was the most severe. After Job’s...
Kevin Van Driesten
Aug 17, 20182 min read
Melancholy
“Melancholy” Let the day perish wherein I was born. —Job 3:3 Read Job 3 By Job chapter 3, a change has taken place in Job’s life. As long...
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