Tag: God’s presence
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Two Camps, One Journey – Genesis 32:1-2
Genesis 32:1-2And Jacob went on his way, and the angels of God met him. And when Jacob saw them, he said, This is God’s host: and he called the name of that place Mahanaim. Jacob is heading home, but home is not simple. Not after twenty years away. Not with Esau still somewhere ahead. Not…
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No Ordinary Visitors – Genesis 18:3-5
Genesis 18:3-5 And said, My Lord, if now I have found favour in thy sight, pass not away, I pray thee, from thy servant: Let a little water, I pray you, be fetched, and wash your feet, and rest yourselves under the tree: And I will fetch a morsel of bread, and comfort ye your…
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In the Heat of the Day – Genesis 18:1
Genesis 18:1 And the LORD appeared unto him in the plains of Mamre: and he sat in the tent door in the heat of the day. That phrase, “in the heat of the day,” feels significant. In Scripture, heat and fire often point to seasons of pressure, testing, and trial. And so often, that is…
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When the Lord Stands With You — 2 Timothy 4:17
2 Timothy 4:17 Notwithstanding the Lord stood with me, and strengthened me; that by me the preaching might be fully known, and that all the Gentiles might hear: and I was delivered out of the mouth of the lion. Paul had just said that when he first stood to give his defense, no one stood…