The God of Abraham, Jacob .....& Isaac?

What a great man of faith Abraham was - last week we heard about the great faith it took for Abraham to pack his family up and go to wherever God wanted him to go!

This week we move on to the next in the family tree - Isaac.

Isaac's life was not very exciting. The only time he left the area where Abraham settled was during a famine. Besides staying in the same place, he had a seemingly monotonous job - digging out wells.

In ancient times wells were the life-line and the future of a family. Without a well not only would Isaac's family have perished, but the promise God had bestowed on his father and on him would have perished. Wells were vital.

Christians need life-lines in order for the promise of the Holy Ghost to continue for generations!!!!!

- Reading and studying the Word of God

- Fasting and praying

- Faithfulness to the house of God

- Godly friends who encourage us with God's Word.

Isaac was not only a well digger but a bridge builder - a bridge to the future for the nation of Israel. Without his perseverence and tenacity, Abraham's lineage would have perished. By digging the wells, he established security for his descendents while at the same time establishing fear in the eyes of onlookers.

How will YOU build a bridge to the future? How is what YOU are doing now affecting future generations??

Take a little time to think about it!

We do pray that each student in the class will fulfill their role in God's kingdom. Whether the students are noticed by all or by few, what matters is that they fulfill God's desire for their lives and that they exhibit obedience as Isaac did.

This weeks memory verse:

1 Samuel 15:22

'But Samuel replied, What is more pleasing to the Lord: your burnt offerings and sacrifices or your obedience to his voice? Listen! Obedience is better than sacrifice and submission is better than offering the fat of rams.