The making of a great life
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Gen 26:24 And the LORD appeared to him the same night and said, "I am the God of Abraham your father. Fear not, for I am with you and will bless you and multiply your offspring for my servant Abraham's sake."
Gen 26:25 So he built an altar there and called upon the name of the LORD and pitched his tent there. And there Isaac's servants dug a well.
A LOVING GOD
Gen 26:24 And the LORD appeared to him the same night and said, "I am the God of Abraham your father. Fear not, for I am with you and will bless you and multiply your offspring….
EMMANUEL– GOD IS WITH US
A LOVING GOD A GODLY HERITAGE
Isaac had a godly father, vs. 24
….for I am with thee, and will bless thee, and multiply thy seed for my servant Abraham's sake.
Pro 13:22 A good man leaveth an inheritance to his children's children: and the wealth of the sinner is laid up for the just.
Psa 37:25 I have been young, and now am old; yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging bread.
2Ki 20:6 And I will add unto thy days fifteen years; and I will deliver thee and this city out of the hand of the king of Assyria; and I will defend this city for mine own sake, and for my servant David's sake.
A LOVING GOD A GODLY HERITAGE A VIBRANT SPIRITUALITY
“So he built an altar there and called on the name of the Lord.”
An ALTAR speaks of DEDICATION. An altar speaks of SACRIFICES
ROMANS 12:1, “I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service”.
An ALTAR speaks of DEDICATION. An altar speaks of SACRIFICES An altar speaks about WORSHIP A Consciousness OF
TEMPORALITIES
“... and he pitched his tent there.”
Jim Elliot said: “He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep, in order to gain what he cannot lose”.
An ALTAR speaks of DEDICATION. An altar speaks of SACRIFICES An altar speaks about WORSHIP A Consciousness OF
TEMPORALITIES A Tenacious WORK ETHICS
“... and there Isaac’s servants dug a well.”
Psa 119:11 Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee.