Genesis Chapters 31-33 - August 5, 2009

Hey, sorry about the long wait (Mission Week last week and vacation this week!). We went to the Glen Rose Dinosaur Valley this morning and as soon as I finish here, we are going to the Glen Rose Creation Museum...that should be really cool!

I don't have time to do the usual, so I will just say a few things (I did read the chapters) and look forward to reading your comments...

31:19 - Household gods were local deities that people worshipped (In ancient times, most cultures believed that certain gods resided in certain areas of the earth...each country had its own gods and depending on whose gods were more powerful - that country was more powerful). Rachel stole the idols, possibly believing that she would be taking her fathers gods with her. How often do we take sin and idolatry from our past into new commitments we have made to God? That's a good way to derail the calling God has placed on your life!

32:26 - This whole time with all the lying and cheating and stealing, Jacob is desperately searching for his worth and his place in the world. Guess where he finds it? By clinging to God. I would suggest we do the same. Forget what other flawed humans think about you and focus on what the creator of all things thinks about you.

33:10 - When we forgive one another, like Esau forgave Jacob, it i like we are reflecting the image of God. Forgiveness is beautiful.