by TheRestlessPilgrim | May 14, 2017 | Blog, Reflections From Genesis
Genesis 16:2 (NKJV) ‘So Sarai said to Abram, “See now, the Lord has restrained me from bearing children. Please, go in to my maid; perhaps I shall obtain children by her.” And Abram heeded the voice of Sarai.’ This seemed like a reasonable request from Sarai seeing...
by TheRestlessPilgrim | May 13, 2017 | Blog, Reflections From Genesis
Genesis 15:13 (NKJV) ‘Then He said to Abram: “Know certainly that your descendants will be strangers in a land that is not theirs, and will serve them, and they will afflict them four hundred years.”‘ Before God could begin to reveal these deep secrets about the...
by TheRestlessPilgrim | May 12, 2017 | Blog, Reflections From Genesis
Genesis 15:12 (NKJV) ‘Now when the sun was going down, a deep sleep fell upon Abram; and behold, horror and great darkness fell upon him.’ Remember it was Abram who was asking for more. He had been talking with God and needed additional assurance. And God initiated...
by TheRestlessPilgrim | May 11, 2017 | Blog, Reflections From Genesis
Genesis 15:12 (NKJV) ‘Now when the sun was going down, a deep sleep fell upon Abram; and behold, horror and great darkness fell upon him.’ I know scripture tells us to come boldly into the presence of God because He is our Father, and this we must do, but coming...
by TheRestlessPilgrim | May 10, 2017 | Blog, Reflections From Genesis
Genesis 15:8 (NKJV) ‘And he said, “Lord God, how shall I know that I will inherit it?”’ Is it lack of faith to ask God questions? Or is it a sign of faith? What matters the most is not the question posed but the deep-seated motive for the question. If the heart...
