Tag: Genesis

When the promises of God became seemingly impossible, Abram and Sarai tried to engineer a result themselves. But our freedom and fruitfulness relies entirely on faith in God’s grace and kindness.

Looking at Genesis 16 & 21: Hagar was an outsider, cast away from the family. But still God saw her, chose her, made provisions and promised to be with her. He rescued her son from death and made incredible plans … Continue reading “The God Who Sees”

Faith, favour, inclusion and blessing occurs not because of our best efforts but because of his kindness. Where the world would tell us to work hard and earn our rewards, grace doesn’t wait for us to get our life together.

Poor choices and bad circumstances can lead us into difficulty. Family breakdown and personal isolation often occur but God doesn’t leave us there. God is committed to us as a father to a son and won’t let us go.

God blesses the world by choosing one people from all the peoples and making them the carriers of the promise and the power needed to redeem the world.

Part 12 of our Origins series.

Part 11 of our Origins series.

Part 10 of our Origins series.

Part 9 of our Origins series.