Author Archives: Mark Shields

Beyond Your Wildest Dreams

What God gives in a plan for life is a treasure and the more we surrender to His plan, the more passion we have. In yesterday’s post Listen and Follow Directions, God would eventually bless Abraham with more descendants than … Continue reading →

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Listen and Follow Directions

Isaac was Abraham’s only son and he loved him very much which makes this test found in Genesis 22 extremely difficult. Reading in this passage, God told Abraham to take his only son and sacrifice him on a mountain in … Continue reading →

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His Spirit is with Us

Abraham was disciplined and constantly asked God for direction. He then consistently followed through and others began to see that God was with him in everything he did. We can trust in God’s presence, direction, and care just like Abraham … Continue reading →

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God is with Abraham

The impossible promise that God had made to Abraham and Sarah was fulfilled. Reading in Genesis 21, Sarah gave birth to a son named Isaac when Abraham was a hundred years old (v. 5). Sarah then turned on the Egyptian … Continue reading →

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Questions for Reflection for Study of Genesis 21-24

God fulfilled an impossible promise to Abraham; even up in age and beyond child bearing age, Sarah gave birth to Abraham’s son named Isaac. In studying the character of Abraham, we notice that he was a disciplined person who constantly asked … Continue reading →

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