Day 30/365 Bible in a Year

Today I read Genesis 16-19.

Chapter 16
The verse I want to really pop out here is verse 13. Hagar has been running from Abram and Sarai because of Sarai's anger, but in the midst of her running from the troubles God's angel came down to tell her to go back. My guess is that the Lord's angel may be an element of the Lord himself, kinda like Jesus and the Holy Spirit, because Hagar praises God for seeing her. She mentions seeing the One who sees her. Amazing to have seen God, right? That doesn't happen much today. The truth is in today's world we hardly "have time" to focus on God's word. We hardly "have time" to be still and quiet, or to listen for God. JUST DO IT, it could mean a world of difference in your relationship with Jesus.

Chapter 17
Verse 22 just baffles me. God came DOWN FROM HEAVEN to talk to Abram, changed his name and Sarai's name to Abraham and Sarah, blessed their children, and get this! He "went up from him". God used to actually come down and talk to His people, now He doesn't always do that either. Hardly ever. He may whisper in your ear or show you something in a dream, but come down physically? I think not. We can feel His presence, we can hear Him calling us, but see Him, no. We need to have FAITH!!

Chapter 18
Verse 14, is anything impossible with the Lord? No. God asks a rhetorical question to Sarah and Abraham. Nothing is impossible with the Lord, pray about everything in God's will for you and guess what? If it's His will, it will happen! God is a great God, and wonderful God, and sometimes He seems like more than a Father than usual. He's supposed to seem that way. When you're down in the dumps, pray. When your as happy as a grasshopper on a sunny day, pray. When everything seems to be going just about as horrible as it could go, pray. Prayer is essential in this relationship with Christ. It is our talking with Him, Prayer is so large a topic. Even in your worst times, praise God for it! He puts you in those times to test you and give you virtues. For instance, let's say that you got into a wreck on your way to the airport and you ended up in a coma for 2 weeks. You woke up and 3 of your friends were dead because the plane that you were driving to the airport to get on crashed.. God saved you from the loss of life because He wasn't finished with you yet, and your friends are in a better place. He is now sending you on a trip to Nicaragua to help families who are coping with death. God has prepared you, has He not? Now it's not always that big an event, but you get my point right?

Chapter 19
Verse 16. God has compassion for us, always. He knows what we are going through, He understands. In a way, HE'S BEEN THERE TOO! Just take comfort in God's arms. Take comfort in Him, and build a relationship with Him.

Pray!! Pray for Jose! For real, that's a prayer request. No details, sorry. It's personal to a friend of mine. Prayer requests? Comment them below or email me at livin4christ0129@yahoo.com!

Lanie

Tomorrow I am reading Joshua 21-24