What could possibly make a person love their enemies? Why does God allow evil? Does anyone know the secret sins we commit? These are a few of the questions that Pastor Wood teaches about in the 5th chapter of 2 Kings.
In the eyes of God, He is bringing redemption to the whole world through the Jews. In this passage, there is a list of names of the genealogy of Esau. While some think of these as just a bunch of names, God sees each name as a person. God loves people. Everyone.
In this part of Genesis, Jacob is afraid of Esau. There is a lot of signifiance, not only in what we give, but how we recieve as well. In order to recieve,we must humble ourselves. Do we trust God personnaly with our whole lives?
Abraham had great regard for Ishmael and Isaac. God is the One who makes nations. We accomplish anything of significance, we must give God the praise. All that we have and all that we can do belongs to God. We must always wait on the Lord. God hears us even when our cries are muffled. God does see and care for us. We are not to be afraid for God hears us. God knows what He is doing and He opens our eyes we need it. The blessings on Abraham were so clear that it made other people nervous. Sometimes God's blessings on us are so evident that it makes other people nervous. Abraham desired to have separate places set apart for worshiping God.
Program for 07/20/16 SAS Devotions 1 Peter 5 (Part 2), Resisting the Devil