Today is a beautiful day, because God used Reuben to rescue Joseph, who eventually rescued his people from starvation, “But when Reuben heard it, he rescued him out of their hands, saying, ‘Let us not take his life.’” (Genesis 37:21 ESV) Life #joyinverse #blessedthisdayandeveryday
Today is a beautiful day, because Jacob wrestled with God through the night until morning, not letting go until God blessed him, “So Jacob called the place Peneil, saying, ‘For I have seen God face to face, and yet my life has been delivered.’” (Genesis 32:30 ESV) Life #joyinverse #blessedthisdayandeveryday
Today is a beautiful day, because God warns us, like he did for Lot, before striking with his wrath, “And as they (the angels sent by God) brought them out, one said, ‘Escape for your life. Do not look back or stop anywhere in the valley. Escape to the hills, lest you be swept away.” … Read more
Today is a beautiful day, because God had a plan for eternal life even as creation fell into sin, ” Then God said to the serpent, ‘Because you have done this, cursed are you above all livestock and above all beasts of the field; on your belly you shall go, and dust you shall eat … Read more
Today is a beautiful day, because “And out of the ground the LORD God made to spring up every tree that is pleasant to the sight and good for food. The tree of life was in the midst of the garden, and the tree of knowledge of good and evil.” (Genesis 2:9 ESV) Life #joyinverse … Read more
Today is a beautiful day, because “then the LORD God formed the man of dust from the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living creature.” (Genesis 2:7 ESV) Life #joyinverse #blessedthisdayandeveryday
Today is a beautiful day, because God provides for his creation, “And to every beast of the earth and to ever bird of the heavens and to everything that creeps on the earth, everything that has the breath of life, I have given every green plant for food. And it was so.” (Genesis 1:30 ESV) … Read more
Today is a beautiful day, because of the prayers of King David, son of Jesse, in the line of the Messiah, “Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, who alone does wondrous things. Blessed be his glorious name forever; may the whole earth be filled with his glory!” (Psalm 72: 18-19 ESV) Advent #joyinverse … Read more
Today is a beautiful day, because our blood is precious in the eyes of the King of kings, “May he have dominion from sea to sea, and from the River to the ends of the earth! May desert tribes bow down before him, and his enemies lick the dust! May the kings of Tarshish and … Read more
Today is a beautiful day, because Jeremiah foretold of the coming Messiah in the same fashion as Isaiah, though there were 100 years between prophecies, “Behold, the days are coming, declares the Lord, when I will fulfill the promise I made to the house of Israel and the house of Judah. In those days and … Read more