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Everyone did their part So the churches were strengthened in the faith, and increased in number daily. ~ Acts 16:5 This is truly a demonstration of the body of Christ working together as it was intended from the beginning. Everyone doing their part within the body produced the results that Jesus died for His peopleContinue reading “From the Daily Dose Journal Series”

Faithfulness Then the contention became so sharp that they parted from one another. So Barnabas took Mark and sailed to Cyprus; ~ Acts 15:39 This has always been a hard part of Paul’s story for me to handle. Earlier in Acts, in chapter 13, the Holy Spirit separated Paul and Barnabas to go together onContinue reading “From the Daily Dose Journal Series”

My Jacob’s Ladder “What’s more, I am with you, and I will protect you wherever you go. One day I will bring you back to this land. I will not leave you until I have finished giving you everything I have promised you.” ~ Genesis 28:15 This chapter in Genesis tells about Jacob’s journey asContinue reading “Genesis 28”

Guarding your integrity But Isaac said, “Your brother was here, and he tricked me. He has taken away your blessing.” ~ Genesis 27:35 Today’s reading is a sobering reminder of how deception can cause deep hurt and lasting consequences. In this chapter, Jacob, led by his mother Rebekah, deceives his father Isaac to receive theContinue reading “Genesis 27”

Keep digging your wells Isaac reopened the wells that had been dug in the time of his father Abraham, which the Philistines had stopped up after Abraham died, and he gave them the same names his father had given them. ~ Genesis 26:18 There was a time in my life when lived far from God. Continue reading “Genesis 26”

What matters most? Then Jacob gave Esau some bread and lentil stew. Esau ate the meal, then got up and left. He showed contempt for his rights as the firstborn.~ Genesis 25:34 In today’s scripture, we read about Esau trading away his birthright for a simple meal. In a moment of physical hunger, he undervaluedContinue reading “Genesis 25”

Led by God This is the sign that the Lord has appointed for the one who will marry my master’s son.~ Genesis 24:44 This is one of my most favorite love stories in the Bible and it beautifully points to the greater story of God finding a bride for His Son, Jesus. After the deathContinue reading “Genesis 24”

On the same page They wrote this letter by them: The apostles, the elders, and the brethren, To the brethren who are of the Gentiles in Antioch, Syria, and Cilicia: Greetings. ~ Acts 15:23 This is amazing!!  In today’s passage, we see the continuation of the apostles’ meeting to resolve the dispute over circumcision. TheyContinue reading “From the Daily Dose Journal Series”

Submitted to And when they had come to Jerusalem, they were received by the church and the apostles and the elders; and they reported all things that God had done with them.  Acts 15:4 Today I want to share about faithfulness and submitting to the authority we are under. We all have authority in ourContinue reading “From the Daily Dose Journal Series”

Moving forward after loss Then, leaving her body, he said to the Hittite elders, “Here I am, a stranger and a foreigner among you. Please sell me a piece of land so I can give my wife a proper burial.” Genesis 23:3-4 We have all experienced times of loss in our lives like the passing ofContinue reading “Genesis 23”