We meet another one of the old guys in Genesis. His name is Joseph. He chose the way of integrity and was punished for it in the short run. The core of integrity is being trustworthy at all times. A trustworthy character does what’s right even when we don’t know how things will turn out. God will take full responsibility for a life fully devoted to him. Our job is to follow Jesus faithfully regardless of the short-term outcomes and leave the long term outcomes to God.
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We meet an old guy named Jacob who wrestled with God. Like Jacob, we need to enter into an honest wrestling match with God. Confident of our self-determined ways and plans, we enter the ring with God and sooner or later we’ll be gently wounded by God. When we are finally broken and limping after our encounter with God face to face, we move from total self-sufficiency to dependence on Him. It is only in full dependence on God that we will experience God’s full blessing and live well.
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One of the old guys in the Old Testament became friends with God. His name is Abraham. He knew God and His character well. He trusted God and knew that God could never harm him. That kind of deep friendship helped Abraham to obey God when asked to do the unthinkable–kill his own son at the command of God. It was the ultimate test of friendship.
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We all want to get to a better place in life. We want to be more healthy, more spiritual, more financially stable, more significant to others and so much more. The challenge for all of us is to be willing to let go or leave where we are in order to move to a better place in life. You can’t stay in the same place and expect to get to a better place. This is the story of Abraham. God had a huge vision and plan for him and ultimately the world. Abraham’s first challenge was being willing to trust God enough to leave that which was familiar and known to adventure to a place unknown, but full of promise.
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Noah’s life brings us to the heart of how to live well. Noah trusted God and did what God commanded even when he couldn’t fully see it or even understand it. When we trust God and how He sees the world, then we want to do what He says.
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