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 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 […]
Lectio Divina from the Jesse TreeNOAH’S ARK – Day 2 👫Genesis 7:4-24 “Male and Female went into the ark.” There was no confusion among those who entered the ark. Each creature knew itself and every one knew it’s kind. When it comes to global disasters, apocalyptic writings, prophecy and end game scenarios the one thing […]
Lectio Divina from The Jesse TreeADAM & EVE – Day 1 🍎Genesis 3:1-24 “And the tree was desirable for gaining wisdom.” The pursuit of wisdom led instead to knowledge without power. Adam and Eve became naked. They lost their innocence from good and evil and quickly realized just how vulnerable and exposed they really were […]
This time of year always has me in a writing mood (whether I get time to or not is entirely another story). Nonetheless, there’s something about the Fall months that seems to usher in a desire for pondering. Perhaps you’ve felt it too? Living in Florida, we don’t see the seasons change that drastically but […]