TAKE TIME: February 18-23 Reading Assignment

Introduction: This week we will follow the life of Abram and Sarai to their transformation to Abraham and Sarah, the names that the LORD chose for them. Through this week's journey we will see that God promised to give them a son but when that promise wasn't fulfilled quickly enough to suit them they found their own solution for their infertility problem.

We will also see God's judgment upon Sodom and Gomorrah, the cities on the beautiful plain where Abraham's nephew, Lot, chose to settle and how that affected his family.  These two events, Abraham's own way of obtaining a son and Lot's family's wicked choices, would be the way that several nations that later warred against the Israelites had their beginnings.


Reading Assignment:

• Monday - Genesis 14:1-24
• Tuesday - Genesis 15:1-16:16
• Wednesday - Genesis 17:1-18:15
• Thursday - Genesis 18:16-19:29
• Friday - Genesis 19:30-20:18
• Saturday - Genesis 21:1-34

Memory Verse

Is anything too hard for the LORD?  Genesis 18:14a

Prayer Journal (ACTS)

• Adoration - This week take time each day to praise God for having a plan for your life.
• Confession - God already knows about each sin but confess any as they come to your mind and ask Him to help you not sin that way again.
• Thanksgiving - Thank God for the many blessings in your life! After your salvation, your family might be at the top of your list
• Supplication - What are your prayer requests this week? List them for future reference so that you can see how God answers.

Search the Scriptures

Look for references for each of the following:

• Promises that God made and to whom He made them. Do they apply to you?
• References that either refer to or infer something about future events.
• What does this passage teach about Jesus?
• Commandments that God made and to whom He made them. Do they apply to you?

Putting the Word into Action

God had a plan for Abraham's life that included giving him a son through Sarah but since Abraham and Sarah thought such a thing was impossible they took matters into their own hands instead of doing things God's way. Do you know of someone who is not following God's plan for their life? (Be careful! Make sure you know what God's plan for them is! There are some things that are part of God's plan for every life, so try to focus your attention in that direction.) Just as God forgave Abraham and Sarah and restored them to His fellowship, see if you can reach out to someone who needs affirmation of God's love and forgiveness this week.