TUESDAY, September 16th, 2008

Hey Guys! I want more people to do their devotions! Call anyone that you know who has ever done them and tell them to come on TODAY!!!! This is important! We must stay in the Word of God daily!!

A Few Thoughts From Yesterday:
Rachel: Hey Girl, call me today and let me know how your grandmother is! We are praying for her and your family! Sorry you had such a tough day yesterday! Let me know if I can help in any way!
Michael: I missed you Sunday man! Sunday Night Mr. Wutka preached on Creation and it was GREAT! I really wish you would have been there!
TAYLOR!!!!!! I AM SO GLAD THAT YOU ARE ON HERE!! STAY FAITHFUL AND I WILL SEE YOU WEDNESDAY! :)
Brooks: I am glad you are back! I have missed you on here!
Amy: Thanks for your encouragement! Are you coming Thrusday night?
Jon! Preach it SON!!!!! Wow! What an incredible devotions yesterday! Good Job!
Jessica! Preach is SON!!!!!! (I mean Daughter) :) Wow! Great Devotion Yesterday!!! By the way: That was a great sentance!! :)
KACEY!! Hey Girl! I missed you on Sunday! Will you be here tomorrow night?
RYAN: Hey man! Good to see you!!! :)
Olivia: Great Insight!!!! I am thankful that you reminded me of that message! I too heard brother Gibson Preach that! I love that man!! :) Glad you came on to visit! :) I hope things are going well for you way over in Japan.

Genesis 33

1 Now Jacob lifted his eyes and looked, and there, Esau was coming, and with him were four hundred men. So he divided the children among Leah, Rachel, and the two maidservants.
2 And he put the maidservants and their children in front, Leah and her children behind, and Rachel and Joseph last.
3 Then he crossed over before them and bowed himself to the ground seven times, until he came near to his brother.
4 But Esau ran to meet him, and embraced him, and fell on his neck and kissed him, and they wept.
5 And he lifted his eyes and saw the women and children, and said, “Who are these with you?” So he said, “The children whom God has graciously given your servant.”
6 Then the maidservants came near, they and their children, and bowed down.
7 And Leah also came near with her children, and they bowed down. Afterward Joseph and Rachel came near, and they bowed down.
8 Then Esau said, “What do you mean by all this company which I met?” And he said, “These are to find favor in the sight of my lord.”
9 But Esau said, “I have enough, my brother; keep what you have for yourself.”
10 And Jacob said, “No, please, if I have now found favor in your sight, then receive my present from my hand, inasmuch as I have seen your face as though I had seen the face of God, and you were pleased with me.
11 Please, take my blessing that is brought to you, because God has dealt graciously with me, and because I have enough.” So he urged him, and he took it.
12 Then Esau said, “Let us take our journey; let us go, and I will go before you.”
13 But Jacob said to him, “My lord knows that the children are weak, and the flocks and herds which are nursing are with me. And if the men should drive them hard one day, all the flock will die.
14 Please let my lord go on ahead before his servant. I will lead on slowly at a pace which the livestock that go before me, and the children, are able to endure, until I come to my lord in Seir.”
15 And Esau said, “Now let me leave with you some of the people who are with me.” But he said, “What need is there? Let me find favor in the sight of my lord.”
16 So Esau returned that day on his way to Seir.
17 And Jacob journeyed to Succoth, built himself a house, and made booths for his livestock. Therefore the name of the place is called Succoth.

Jacob Comes to Canaan
18 Then Jacob came safely to the city of Shechem, which is in the land of Canaan, when he came from Padan Aram; and he pitched his tent before the city.
19 And he bought the parcel of land, where he had pitched his tent, from the children of Hamor, Shechem’s father, for one hundred pieces of money.
20 Then he erected an altar there and called it El Elohe Israel.

I Love Happy Endings! This story is definitely a good one! Think about this! Jacob obeyed God, EVEN WHEN IT WAS HARD!!! And God rewarded Him for it. Even up to the last moment, Jacob must have been scared to death. He saw his barbaric brother Esau coming toward him with 400 other men. He must have thought that He was toast!!! But instead of taking matters into his own hand and coming up with a plan to attack Esau before Esau attacked him, HE SIMPLY TRUSTED GOD!!! And GOD PROVED FAITHFUL! God took care of Jacob and softened the heart of Esau.

What an incredible family reunion that must have been! All of those horrible broken memories of the past were healed that day. Jacob was able to sleep easier that night knowing that his brother had forgiven him and his brother loved him! Thank God for FORGIVENESS!!!

Esau definitely made some mistakes in his time, but this was a great turnaround for him. I know many people who would have let that bitterness DESTROY their life because they would not have been willing to JUST FORGIVE like Esau did.

Have you ever had a broken relationship? Have you ever had to forgive someone that wronged you? Well, if you have then you know just how much joy that Jacob and Esau are experiencing here! Maybe you need to forgive someone, but you have not? Well, if that is you REMEMBER: Bitterness is the only poison that destroys the container that holds it!! Biterness will destroy you if you hold on to it. Let it God with FORGIVENESS ** NOT BECAUSE THEY DESERVE IT, BUT BECAUSE IT IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR YOU TO BE JUST LIKE JESUS CHRIST!! God forgive someone TODAY!!!