Fresh Start Devotional – Day 19

January 19th – Gen 47,48; Ps 10; Luke 19 Genesis 47 Jacob Blesses Pharaoh 1Then Joseph went to see Pharaoh and told him, “My father and my brothers have arrived from the land of Canaan. They have come with all their flocks and herds and possessions, and they are...

Fresh Start Devotional – Day 18

January 18th – Gen 44-46; Luke 18 Genesis 44 Joseph’s Silver Cup 1When his brothers were ready to leave, Joseph gave these instructions to his palace manager: “Fill each of their sacks with as much grain as they can carry, and put each man’s money back into his...

Fresh Start Devotional – Day 17

January 17th – Gen 42,43; Ps 5; Luke 17 Genesis 42 Joseph’s Brothers Go to Egypt 1When Jacob heard that grain was available in Egypt, he said to his sons, “Why are you standing around looking at one another? 2I have heard there is grain in Egypt. Go down there,...

Fresh Start Devotional – Day 16

January 16th – Gen 39-41; Luke 16 Genesis 39 Joseph in Potiphar’s House 1When Joseph was taken to Egypt by the Ishmaelite traders, he was purchased by Potiphar, an Egyptian officer. Potiphar was captain of the guard for Pharaoh, the king of Egypt. 2The LORD was...

Fresh Start Devotional – Day 15

January 15th – Gen 37,38; Ps 7; Luke 15 Genesis 37 Joseph’s Dreams 1So Jacob settled again in the land of Canaan, where his father had lived as a foreigner. 2This is the account of Jacob and his family. When Joseph was seventeen years old, he often tended his...

Fresh Start Devotional – Day 14

January 14th – Gen34-36; Luke 14 Genesis 34 Revenge against Shechem 1One day Dinah, the daughter of Jacob and Leah, went to visit some of the young women who lived in the area.2But when the local prince, Shechem son of Hamor the Hivite, saw Dinah, he seized her...

Fresh Start Devotional – Day 13

January 13th – Gen 31-33; Luke 13 Genesis 31 Jacob Flees from Laban 1But Jacob soon learned that Laban’s sons were grumbling about him. “Jacob has robbed our father of everything!” they said. “He has gained all his wealth at our father’s expense.” 2And Jacob...

Fresh Start Devotional – Day 12

January 12th – Gen 29,30; Luke 12 Genesis 29 Jacob Arrives at Paddan-Aram 1Then Jacob hurried on, finally arriving in the land of the east. 2He saw a well in the distance. Three flocks of sheep and goats lay in an open field beside it, waiting to be watered. But...