Todays readings: Genesis 48-49; Psalm 51-52; Romans 5-6 In Genesis Joseph speaks to his brothers after their father died. The brothers are fearful that, in his position of power, Joseph will take vengeance on them for the time they threw him into a pit, ignoring his pleas (Psalm 105:17-20) and sold him as a slave.… Read More Today’s thought “You also must consider yourselves dead …” (January 29)
Today’s thought “God sent me before you” (January 27) Genesis 44 + 45, Psalm 49, Romans 1 + 2 Today we read of the drama of Joseph whom his brothers sold as a slave into Egypt; he revealed himself to his astonished brothers when they came again to Egypt to buy food because of the… Read More Today’s thought “God sent me before you” (January 27)
Today’s thought “The LORD caused all that he did to succeed” (January 24) There is a lot of ‘food for thought’ in today’s account in Genesis of the experience of young Joseph after he was sold as a slave into Egypt by his jealous brothers. We need to take careful note of the several references… Read More Today’s thought “The LORD caused all that he did to succeed” (January 24)
Today’s thought “Sun, moon and stars” (January 22) In both our Genesis and Matthew readings today we have reference to the sun, moon and stars – and in neither case are they to be understood in a literal sense. The context makes this evident. In Genesis Joseph has a dream and tells his parents and… Read More Today’s thought “Sun, moon and stars” (January 22)
Today’s thought Favouritism and prejudice (January 18) Genesis 31, Psalm 35, Matthew 20 One characteristic of human nature that God does not like, which was evident in our readings today in Genesis, is the effect of favouritism and its resulting unfairness and potential to create prejudice. We see God’s reaction to Jacob’s favouritism toward Rachel… Read More Today’s thought Favouritism and prejudice (January 18)
This same symbol – of stones being “alive”, or being treated as though they are – is found right throughout the word of God. Following his departure from his family home, Jacob stopped for the night at Luz. There he witnessed the astonishing vision of angels of God descending to the earth and ascending to… Read More Living stones 3 Jacob and a “living stone”
A demographic isolation is what comes not only to the Belgian Christadelphians but to many of this faith group because there are just not enough Christadelphians all over the world. That is a fact we do have to live with. The small numbers of areas in which Christadelphians are located with congregations and the movement… Read More Being in isolation #5 Isolated Biblical figures and Confessional isolation
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