Today’s devotion comes from Genesis Chapter 48 which covers Jacob’s last days and his blessing upon Ephraim and Manasseh. Here is a link to that chapter – http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis+48&version=NASB
I quote the following verses.
15 He blessed Joseph, and said,
“The God before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac walked,
The God who has been my shepherd all my life to this day,
16 The angel who has redeemed me from all evil,
Bless the lads;
And may my name live on in them,
And the names of my fathers Abraham and Isaac;
And may they grow into a multitude in the midst of the earth.” Genesis 48:15-16.
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What is your life testimony? What do people think of you?
Do people mostly perceive you groaning about your aches or pains? Or, do people mostly perceive you praising God?
“12 The righteous man will flourish like the palm tree,
He will grow like a cedar in Lebanon.
13 Planted in the house of the Lord,
They will flourish in the courts of our God.
14 They will still yield fruit in old age;
They shall be full of sap and very green,
15 To declare that the Lord is upright;
He is my rock, and there is no unrighteousness in Him.” Psalm 92:12-15.
In today’s Scripture, Jacob gave his life testimony as “The God who has been my shepherd all my life to this day”. Verse 15.
To the Egyptians, shepherds were “loathsome”. Genesis 46:34.
But, to Israel:
“1The Lord is my shepherd,
I shall not want.
2 He makes me lie down in green pastures;
He leads me beside quiet waters.
3 He restores my soul;
He guides me in the paths of righteousness
For His name’s sake.
4 Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death,
I fear no evil, for You are with me;
Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me.
5 You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies;
You have anointed my head with oil;
My cup overflows.
6 Surely goodness and lovingkindness will follow me all the days of my life,
And I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever.” Psalm Chapter 23.
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