In Genesis 14 Abraham rescues his nephew Lot from captivity and receives a blessing from the mysterious priest king Melchizedek. We too should seek to rescue others from captivity to sin, and receive blessing from our priest king Jesus.
Catherine tells a story from the life of Elijah about food-bearing ravens and never-ending ingredients. These miraculous events remind us how God cares for us and provides for our physical needs.
Genesis 13 v1-18 records how a property dispute caused Abraham and his nephew Lot to part ways. An event that warns about the dangers of putting our material needs above our spiritual needs.
Forgiveness of sin is found through the inward cleansing of our hearts. The blood of Christ alone has the power to blot out our transgressions and wash us from our iniquity and sin.
The story of Nicodemus in John 3 shows that Jesus wants to give us not just what is good, but what is better and what is the very best. He wants us to believe in Him, to be reborn and have eternal life.