Daily Exhortations

When we lose a loved one it can be easy to feel all alone. Our text today is Gen 48.

Sometimes we loose sight of all the blessings in our lives because of the struggles. Our text today is Gen 47.

The path of God's will is not always the easy path. Genesis 46 foreshadows the time when Israel would eventually leave Egypt.

When everything is dark, it can be hard to think anything good could come out of it. The story of Joseph in Gen 44-45 reminds us that God has a purpose.

Sometimes when we are frustrated we lose track of reality and it makes us respond in unjust ways. Our text today is Genesis 43.

Today's devotion is a meditation on the role of the older brother from the life of Rueben in Genesis 42.

Humility doesn't come naturally to most of us and yet we all know we should be more humble. We see an excellent example of this in Genesis 41.

To some people leadership seems to come naturally to them because of their personality, but the bible's picture of a godly leader is often counterintuitive to the leadership we so often see in those in authority. Our text today is Genesis 40.

The temptation to sin plagues us every single day. Today we look at Joseph's response to temptation from Genesis 39:7-23.

How do you find success in life? Today we take a look at the story of Joseph to find out. Our text is Genesis 39:1-6.

Our bad decisions have consequences, but often we don't take responsibility for them. Our text today is Genesis 38.

When bad things happen, it is easy not to see what God is doing behind them and through them. Our text today is Gen 37:12-26.

Many read the story of Joseph and assume he was a cocky brat, but is that truly the case. Our text today is Gen 37:1-11.

We don't often think about the results of our decisions ahead of time. In Esau's family line, we see the consequences of his compromise. Our text today is Gen 36.

Death seems so final, but for the Christian we need to look beyond death so we can lay hold of the hope that is there. Our text today is Genesis 35.

The story of Dinah is a sad and hard story to read in our text. Today we will be looking at Gen 34.

In Gen 33, God gives us yet another example of a man who sought to resolve conflict by seeking peace. May we take some guidance from his example.

Many men struggle with feeling like they don't measure up to what they desire to be. We take a look at the story of Jacob to realign our perspective. our text is Gen 32:1-11.

Sometimes we get so excited about doing the will of God that we do not think about how God wants us to perform His will. Our text today is Gen 31.

What do you do with unclear passages in the bible? Our text today is Genesis 30:25-43.

The bible speaks to a lot of issues that we often do not notice on our first glance through the text. Today's text deals with the issue of infertility from Gen 30:1-13. If you are currently struggling with infertility, please listen to this interview by Christina Heffernan at https://www.soundtradition.org/podcast/episode/30cdd8c9/dealing-with-infertility-in-the-church-feat-christina-heffernan...

Leah was stuck in a loveless marriage, but she was not alone. Our text today is Gen 29.

Up to this point Jacob didn't have a faith of his own, but in Gen 28:10-22; God establishes a personal relationship with him at Bethel.

Sometimes even godly parents can have fatal flaws in their parenting. From our text in Gen 28:1-9, Pastor Shirk shares some thoughts on the failures in parenting in the life of Isaac.

Do the "ends justify the means?" Jacob and Rebekah clearly thought so. Our text this morning is Gen 27.