Click here to download a free digital copy of April’s gift to you, from which this is an excerpt, “Answers to the Top 85 Questions about Jesus” or donate to RealFaith for a physical copy. For those of you who pray and give, we are fully supported by ministry partners like you. Isaiah 53:2b – … Read more
The opening line of Scripture introduces us to its Hero, God, who is revealed throughout the rest of the pages of Scripture. In the closing line of the New Testament we are reminded that our hope is in “The grace of the Lord Jesus”. Thus, the written Word of God reveals to us the incarnate … Read more
Luke 23:34 – And Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do.” And they cast lots to divide his garments. The stories of forgiveness we see throughout the Bible, and in our own lives on this earth, are mere shadows of the forgiving act Jesus Christ did for us on the … Read more
Genesis 29:19 – Laban said, “It is better that I give her to you than that I should give her to any other man; stay with me.” In Genesis 29, Laban shows us as parents how not to act when it comes to your adult children and, from this passage, we can learn seven parenting … Read more
Genesis 29:28 – Jacob did so, and completed her week. Then Laban gave him his daughter Rachel to be his wife. 1 Corinthians 13:11 – When I was a child, I spoke like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I gave up childish ways. … Read more
Genesis 29:19 – Laban said, “It is better that I give her to you than that I should give her to any other man; stay with me.” In this story in Genesis 29, we see Laban meddling in his adult daughters’ lives, creating pain, problems, and perils that last a lifetime. He tricks Jacob into … Read more
Genesis 29:25 – And in the morning, behold, it was Leah! And Jacob said to Laban, “What is this you have done to me? Did I not serve with you for Rachel? Why then have you deceived me?” In yesterday’s devo, we read how Jacob finally arrived at his uncle Laban’s house, seemingly free and … Read more
Genesis 29:18 – Jacob loved Rachel. And he said, “I will serve you seven years for your younger daughter Rachel.” After beginning his relationship with God on the way, Jacob finally arrives at the home of his uncle Laban, who is the brother of his mother, Rebekah. There, Jacob is welcomed into the family. What transpires … Read more
Genesis 28:16 – Then Jacob awoke from his sleep and said, “Surely the Lord is in this place, and I did not know it.” In Genesis 28, Jacob has left home, running for his life from his brother, Esau, who wants to kill him because Jacob tricked him out of their father’s blessing. He stops … Read more
Genesis 28:10-11 – Jacob left Beersheba and went toward Haran. And he came to a certain place and stayed there that night, because the sun had set. Taking one of the stones of the place, he put it under his head and lay down in that place to sleep. In Genesis 27, Jacob and his … Read more
Genesis 28:16 – Then Jacob awoke from his sleep and said, “Surely the Lord is in this place, and I did not know it.” Genesis takes a very important and dramatic turn when God appears to Jacob at night to bless him with the promises of land, descendants, and blessing for all nations, much like … Read more
Genesis 28:12 – And he dreamed, and behold, there was a ladder set up on the earth, and the top of it reached to heaven. And behold, the angels of God were descending on it! In the opening chapters of Genesis, we saw that Heaven and earth were together. The Garden of Eden, meaning Garden … Read more