Genesis 24-26
Genesis 24 depicts the choosing of a wife for Abraham's son Isaac. It is a far cry for how we get married today. Rebekah was a third cousin to Isaac. Do you notice how God worked through circumstance? In the little things, Abraham's servant stopped and worshiped God. I find it a rewarding thing to notice God working in the little things. How one person opens up and begins to understand God; how someone's attitude changes; how things fall into place perfectly. Granted it was no miracle, but I know that it could not have happened without God's working. Start noticing God working in the small things--it will bless you!
Genesis 26 opens with the very same promise from God to Abraham found in Genesis 12. The promise of a great nation coming from them continues through the family line. So far, we know that God will bring His chosen nation through Abraham and through Isaac.
Can you believe that Isaac continues in the same pattern of sin that his father did by lying about their wives? Evidently Abraham didn't share his mistakes with his sin to help him learn from his mistakes.
The heading in my Bible says that this Psalm was a song of praise written probably after David and the Israelites won victory over the Philistines (when David killed Goliath). As David praises God, I can't help but read Psalm 9:1-2 with praise to God from my own heart. What can you praise God for that overwhelms your heart with thanks?
David speaks of God being a fair judge. After returning from a basketball game, the officials of the game made some calls that I would not call "just". This is not a worry with God, for God always rules and judges with justice! In addition to His awesome justice, God also is a God of mercy (Psalm 9:13).
David prays that God will make the men who are his enemies know that "they are mere human". We need to get this in our own heads sometimes: God is GOD and I am not. He is ruler of all and over all. God is in charge. Too many times I have attempted to take complete control and I need to be reminded that "I am mere human". God is God. He will have His will be done.
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