Genesis 19, Job 10, Mark 6: 30-56

What God said to me – As you think about the disciples and all the miracles they saw Me perform – from healing the sick and raising the dead to feeding over five thousand people with a few loaves of bread and a couple of fish – you wonder how they didn’t get it.  After all they had seen, why would seeing Me walk on water frighten them so?  All of the things I did and said were to reveal to them the truth of who I was and to give them insight into that truth, but they only saw them as individual miracles, unrelated to anything else rather than being a foundation being built upon – one after another to teach them and build their faith.  The same is true in your life.  All of the things I have done for you and the ways I have shown Myself faithful to you were not individual, one-time occurrences, but were Me working in your life to build up your faith little by little and to grow you into a strong, mature believer.  So, when you experience something unusual, don’t be frightened, but rather look back at all the ways I have proved Myself faithful in the past and use that insight to walk in faith and peace in your present circumstances, knowing that “I AM” faithful.

Genesis 17-18, Job 9, Mark 6:1-29

What God said to me – I visited Abraham personally and revealed My plans to him because I chose him.  Because of our relationship, I did not hide My plans from him.   In the same way I not only personally share with you, but I live within you to give you constant support and guidance.  I have revealed Myself to you in My word.  My word is truth and a wealth of spiritual treasure and knowledge to help you grow and  bring an intimacy to our relationship that can only come as you seek Me in My word.  If you truly want to know Me deeply and intimately My word is as essential to your life as food and water. “I AM” the bread of life and the living water that you must partake of to thrive spiritually.  If you dedicate yourself to this, I will reveal Myself to you.

Genesis 15-16, Job 8, Mar 5:21-43

What God said to me – Like Job’s friends, everyone has an opinion about why things go wrong in your life or even why you don’t have great blessings.  You are the same way sometimes.  The natural tendency is to think when something bad happens that you are being punished for wrong you have done and when something good happens that you are being blessed for the good you have done.  This misunderstanding is because people do not know Me or understand how I work.  When persecution came to the early church, the gospel was spread throughout the world.  When Jarius’ daughter died, I was able to use it to show My power and bring people to believe by raising her from the dead.  I use all things, good and bad, to work in your life and bring glory to My name.  I use both bad and good things to draw people to Me.  As you walk with Me day by day, moment by moment, you will see this happening.  You must learn to glorify Me in all things, good and bad, because “I AM” always at work in your life.