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Staying Alive
Today's Verse: Now when Jacob saw that there was corn in Egypt, Jacob said unto his sons, Why do ye look one upon another? And he said, Behold, I have heard that there is corn in Egypt: get you down thither, and buy for us from thence; that we may live, and not die. ~Genesis 42:1-2 Our devotion this morning takes us to a famine in Egypt and the surrounding areas. A famine is when there is a scarcity of food. Famines result in food shortages, hunger, loss of jobs, large-scal
Nov 6, 20253 min read


The Clothes Make the Man
Today's Verse: And Pharaoh took off his ring from his hand, and put it upon Joseph's hand, and arrayed him in vestures of fine linen, and...
Oct 7, 20253 min read


The Beguiling Serpent
Today's Verse: And the LORD God said unto the woman, What is this that thou hast done? And the woman said, The serpent beguiled me, and I...
Jul 26, 20253 min read


The Best Pillow for a Hard Head
Today's Verse: And he lighted upon a certain place, and tarried there all night, because the sun was set; and he took of the stones of...
Jul 5, 20253 min read


Lost Blessings
Today's Verse: …And he said, Hast thou not reserved a blessing for me? ~Genesis 27:36b The word "blessing" is found 73 times in the...
Jul 3, 20253 min read


A Bundle of Nerves
Today's Verse: After these things the word of the LORD came unto Abram in a vision, saying, Fear not, Abram: I am thy shield, and thy...
Jun 26, 20253 min read


Lost and Found
Today's Verse: And they heard the voice of the LORD God walking in the garden in the cool of the day: and Adam and his wife hid...
May 14, 20253 min read


Eve's Dropping
Today's Verse: And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to...
May 7, 20253 min read


You're the Man
Today's Verse: And the LORD God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it. ~Genesis 2:15 In Genesis...
May 3, 20253 min read


Short of Breath
Today's Verse: And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a...
May 2, 20253 min read


Corn in Egypt
Today's Verse: Now when Jacob saw that there was corn in Egypt, Jacob said unto his sons, Why do ye look one upon another? And he said,...
Nov 28, 20243 min read


Living the Dream
Today's Verse: And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, Forasmuch as God hath shewed thee all this, there is none so discreet and wise as thou art:...
Nov 16, 20243 min read


Outlook Determines Outcome
Today's Verse: And Joseph's master took him, and put him into the prison, a place where the king's prisoners were bound: and he was there...
Nov 3, 20243 min read


Pit Stop
Today's Verse: And it came to pass, when Joseph was come unto his brethren, that they stript Joseph out of his coat, his coat of many...
Oct 31, 20243 min read


Shake-up at Shechem
Today's Verse: And Jacob came to Shalem, a city of Shechem, which is in the land of Canaan, when he came from Padanaram; and pitched his...
Oct 8, 20243 min read


A Wrong Turn
Today's Verse: And Jacob journeyed to Succoth, and built him an house, and made booths for his cattle: therefore the name of the place is...
Sep 25, 20243 min read


Flipping the Coin
Today's Verse: If thou doest well, shalt thou not be accepted? and if thou doest not well, sin lieth at the door. And unto thee shall be...
Sep 20, 20243 min read


No Holds Barred
Today's Verse: And Jacob was left alone; and there wrestled a man with him until the breaking of the day. ~Genesis 32:24 One of the most...
Sep 11, 20243 min read


Dust to Dust
Today's Verse: In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust...
Aug 20, 20243 min read


First Love
Today's Verse: And Jacob served seven years for Rachel; and they seemed unto him but a few days, for the love he had to her. ~Genesis...
Jun 29, 20243 min read
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