Today’s devotion comes from Genesis 25:1-18 which covers the descendants of Abraham through his wife Keturah (after the death of Sarah), the descendants of Ishmael, and the death of Abraham.
Here is the link to the Genesis Chapter 25 – http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis+25&version=NASB
We will focus on verse 11.
“It came about after the death of Abraham, that God blessed his son Isaac; and Isaac lived by Beer-lahai-roi.” Genesis 25:11.
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Isaac could have been troubled and jealous by the descendants of Abraham through his wife Keturah. But, “… Abraham gave all that he had to Isaac; but to the sons of his concubines, Abraham gave gifts while he was still living, and sent them away from his son Isaac eastward, to the land of the east.” Verse 5.
Isaac could have been troubled and fearful of Ishmael and his descendants. But, they moved away. “They settled from Havilah to Shur which is east of Egypt as one goes toward Assyria; he settled in defiance of all his relatives.” Verse 18.
Isaac could have been troubled and crushed by sorrow by the death of Abraham. But Isaac realized that his father Abraham “… died in a ripe old age, an old man and satisfied with life …” Verse 8.
There are blessings that I will categorize as joyful blessings (such as the joyful blessings that Abraham and Isaac experienced in Genesis Chapter 24).
“The Lord has greatly blessed my master, so that he (Abraham) has become rich; and He has given him flocks and herds, and silver and gold, and servants and maids, and camels and donkeys.” Genesis 24:35.
“Then Isaac brought her into his mother Sarah’s tent, and he took Rebekah, and she became his wife, and he loved her; thus Isaac was comforted after his mother’s death.” Genesis 24:67.
But, there are also blessings that I will categorize as peaceful blessings which help us cope with troubling events (such as the peaceful blessings of what Isaac experienced in today’s Scripture).
“The Lord will give strength to His people; The Lord will bless His people with peace.” Psalm 29:11.
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