Lectio Divina from the Jesse TreeJOSEPH SAVES ISREAL – Day 7 coat of many colors 🌎Genesis 37:2-28; 45:3-8 “They hated him so much, they could not say a kind word to him.” Perhaps you remember the story of Joseph’s Coat of Many Colors or the technicolor play that made it famous or how much he […]
Lectio Divina from the Jesse TreeJACOB’S DREAM – Day 6 🪜Genesis 28:10-22 “This stone.” In the scriptures, Luke 19:40, we’re told that even the stones will cry out to praise the Lord should man remain silent. If it weren’t for this sentiment I should like to think I’d never give another thought to the life […]
Lectio Divina from the Jesse TreeABRAHAM’S SACRIFICE – Day 5 🐏Genesis 22:1-18 “Here I am” What God desires most from us is that we withhold nothing from Him. The true test of obedience is not in our ability to hear and obey but rather to surrender and trust. Three times this passage uses the same […]
Lectio Divina from the Jesse TreeGOD’S COVENANT WITH ABRAHAM – Day 4 🌟Genesis 12:1-3;18:1-5 “Go forth…, so that you will be a blessing.” We cannot bless the world with the goodness of God’s promises if we never leave home. “From your land, your relatives, and from your father’s house.” So many children desire to remain […]
Lectio Divina from the Jesse TreeGOD’S PROMISE TO NOAH – Day 3 🌈Genesis 9:1-17 “Be fertile.” God’s blessing to Noah and his sons seems redundant at first glance, “Be fertile and multiply.” Not only as an echo of the first blessing to Adam and Eve but also for its poignancy. To multiply implies reproduction. Re-produce […]