Christian Devotional – October 11, 2024

New Beginnings, Day 36

The setup. Read Genesis chapter 36.

Here we read through the lineage of Esau. We see all of his descendants and where they lived. Interestingly, it indicates that they were the king’s in that area before Israelite kings were in place. So when we think about the people of Israel coming back after all of their years in Egypt and captivity and taking over the promise land, these were the people that they were taking over from. These were the people who were inhabiting that area and that land before Israel took over. This is the setup for how God was going to move and work.

It’s interesting to think about all of the pieces that God puts in place to make sure that his will comes about. Are we recognizing how God is setting up the pieces for us to be exactly where he wants us to be at exactly the right time? The people of Israel weren’t ready to take over the land at this point. Even though God had promised it to Jacob and to Isaac and Abraham, they weren’t strong enough as a nation to do this. God allowed them time to become the nation that he was making them to be. Are we patient in allowing God to do what he needs to do in the timing that he wants to do it in?

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