Lord, sometimes, we feel like we’re stuck in a rut.

Genesis 12:1-20 Lord, sometimes, we feel like we’re stuck in a rut. When we feel like this, help us to see that You’ve moved on ahead of us. You’re calling us on – into Your future! Do we need to see exactly where You’re leading us? – No! We don’t! We just need to keep …

Again and again, Lord, Your blessing comes to us.

Genesis 35:1-15 Again and again, Lord, Your blessing comes to us. In Your blessing, we see Your love. Time and time again, we have failed You. When did You ever fail us? Never! You are completely faithful, entirely trustworthy and absolutely reliable. You keep on loving us. Help us to keep on loving You.

Lord, where have all the years gone?

Lord, where have all the years gone? Five years becomes ten years. Ten years becomes twenty years. Twenty years becomes forty years …. Is there something more than this? – We thank You that You are the eternal God. In all the changing circumstances of our life, help us to remember this: “The eternal God is your …

Lord, we thank You for Jesus.

Lord, we thank You for Jesus. There is no-one like Him. What a great Saviour He is! He does for us something that we could never – ever – do for ourselves. He forgives our sins – and He forgets them! The forgiveness of all our sins – What a great blessing this is! We read …

What blessings God has given to us – the forgiveness of sins, the Holy Spirit, eternal life …

Genesis 49:1-27 Jacob blesses his sons, ‘blessing each with the blessing suitable to him’ (28). The most significant blessings are reserved for Joseph (22-26). This is not simply the blessing of Jacob. This is the blessing of ‘the Mighty One of Jacob... the Shepherd, the Rock of Israel... the God of your father... God Almighty' …

Lord, living for You isn’t easy.

Genesis 16:1-16 Lord, living for You isn’t easy – Satan makes sure of that! We try to escape his evil clutches – but he’s always there, and he’s up to no good! Satan is such a determined enemy. Help us to remind him that he’s a defeated enemy. We’re often tempted – and we feel …

We thank You, Lord, that we have the victory in Christ.

Genesis 32:22-32 We thank You, Lord, that we have the victory in Christ. This is not our own victory. It’s His victory. On the Cross, He won the victory over Satan. How do we know that He has won the victory? – You raised Him from the dead. We thank You, Lord, that Jesus didn’t …

Salvation by grace

Genesis 4:1-5 The name of Abel appears among ‘the heroes of the faith’ (Hebrews 11:14). The story of Abel is a story of grace, faith and obedience. Abel's sacrifice was a blood sacrifice while Cain’s was a fruit sacrifice (3-4). The blood sacrifice points forward - via the Old Testament sacrificial system - to the …

Lord, You’re leading us on to glory.

Genesis 45:1-28 Lord, You’re leading us on to glory. You’re taking us to a better place – a place where there will be no more weakness, a place where we will be surrounded by the strength of Your love.

Lord, when our hold on You is weak

Genesis 26:1-35 Lord, when our hold on You is weak, help us to remember that Your hold on us is strong. Often, we get bogged down in our sin. Lift us up by Your grace. Give us strength to rise above our sin – strength to become all that You want us to be.