Please read Genesis 26.
www.blueletterbible.org/nasb/gen/26/1/s_26001
Meditate on this sentence from verse 28.
We see plainly that the LORD has been with you.
Isaac probably learned from his father, Abraham, to call his wife his sister when he feared another man might harm him because of her beauty (Genesis 12:11-20; 20:1-18; 26:6-11). Yet, despite generational sin and lack of good judgment, God chose to bless Isaac. God said Abraham obeyed Him and kept His commandments (v. 5). Thankfully God is merciful to iniquities and remembers sins no more (Hebrews 8:12). He obviously chose to forget Abraham and Isaac’s sins.
The remainder of this chapter tells about Isaac getting richer and richer, of people being jealous of his prosperity, and of God moving Isaac and caring for him and his family. God renewed the covenant He made with Isaac’s father, promising to be with Isaac, to bless him and multiply his descendants. God made these promises to Isaac because of His love and commitment to Abraham (v. 24).
Does your walk with Christ reflect a life that brings blessings to your family? Are you passing down generational sin or generational blessing to those you love? Do people “see plainly that the LORD has been with you” (v. 28)?
Pray Genesis 26:4-5 and 28 over yourself and those for whom you stand guard as a faithful, prayerful watchman (Isaiah 62:6-7).
“LORD, help me to obey You and keep Your charge,
commandments, statutes, and laws,
so my descendants will be blessed.
May people plainly see that
You are with __________ and me.
In Your name, Jesus”
The WATCHMAN on the WALL – Dr. Ron and Marsha Harvell
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