Comments on January 18th One Year Bible ReadingsTypePad2022-01-18T03:22:52ZOne Year Biblehttps://www.oneyearbibleblog.com/tag:typepad.com,2003:https://www.oneyearbibleblog.com/2022/01/january-18th-one-year-bible-readings/comments/atom.xml/Jeffrey commented on 'January 18th One Year Bible Readings'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d8341c5ebf53ef027880664022200d2022-01-18T03:30:04Z2022-01-18T03:30:04ZJeffreyJanuary 18th Jacob shows favoritism to Joseph above his other brothers… similar to the way his father showed favoritism to...<p>January 18th</p>
<p>Jacob shows favoritism to Joseph above his other brothers… similar to the way his father showed favoritism to Esau. This is not a good way to parent. As we see it caused trouble for the family.</p>
<p>Genesis 37: 3 Jacob loved Joseph more than any of his other children because Joseph had been born to him in his old age. So one day Jacob had a special gift made for Joseph—a beautiful robe. 4 But his brothers hated Joseph because their father loved him more than the rest of them. They couldn’t say a kind word to him.</p>Ramona commented on 'January 18th One Year Bible Readings'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d8341c5ebf53ef0282e13edf79200b2022-01-18T03:24:15Z2022-01-18T03:24:15ZRamonaGenesis 37:1-38:30 Something that I just saw and I could be way off the mark, Judah tried to redeem himself,...<p></p>
<p>Genesis 37:1-38:30</p>
<p>Something that I just saw and I could be way off the mark, Judah tried to redeem himself, by taking back his identity and sadly failed. This is a picture of everyone who relies on his own cunning, his own wealth to gain his/her rightful identity. This is a picture of all of us who reject the free gift that Jesus Christ death, burial and resurrection, we are trying to buy back our tree identity, but it can only be found in Christ.</p>
<p>In those days, a man’s “identity” was validated by his ring, identification seal, his cord and walking stick. The walking stick would have been hand carved and unique, a one of a kind ‘cause there were no mass marketing. Looking past the fact that Judah sold his identity for some sex (In fact usually when we pay a down payment or place a deposit, ten percent will usually do but this man gave up his whole wallet with his credit cards, birth certificate, drivers license, and to top it all off, his power of attorney), he like his uncle Esau sold everything for one “pot of stew.” WOW!!</p>
<p>Does God still speak to us in dreams, absolutely Yes. He speaks to us by the way we learn, the way He has created us to learn. If we learn best visually, I believe He will speak predominately to the visual learners though dreams. If we learn best through a hands on experience God will use a hands on method, something tactile, to get His message to us so we can grasp it. Just like God is able to speak our language, God is able to communicate with us through our predominate means of learning. Besides if God can use a chicken (a roosters crowing convicted Peter after denying Christ) and a donkey (Balaam received a rebuke from his trusted steed) then God can use any means necessary to convey His Truths.</p>
<p>Our problem is we covet other people’s experiences in hearing from God instead of taking the time to develop our own. Other people’s experiences should propel us to seek our own personal relationship; our own meetings place with God and not try to imitate someone else’s practice.</p>
<p>Grace and Peace,<br />
Ramona<br />
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