Prayer in Times of Fear

I cry aloud to the LORD;     I lift up my voice to the LORD for mercy. — Psalm 142:1 King Saul had been informed that David was hiding in Ein Gedi, and Saul went on a manhunt with 3,000 men by his side. As David was hiding in a cave, he heard the sound of approaching...

Let Go

In great fear and distress Jacob divided the people who were with him into two groups, and the flocks and herds and camels as well. — Genesis 32:7 Whenever I begin to feel completely overwhelmed by all the things that I have to do, I stop, take a walk, and thank God...

Kindness Is Effective

“then you are to say, ‘They belong to your servant Jacob. They are a gift sent to my lord Esau, and he is coming behind us.’” — Genesis 32:18 Jacob anticipated a devastating attack from his brother Esau, who had been seeking revenge since the day Jacob deceitfully...

The True Owner

He spent the night there, and from what he had with him he selected a gift for his brother Esau: two hundred female goats and twenty male goats, two hundred ewes and twenty rams, thirty female camels with their young, forty cows and ten bulls, and twenty female...