by Susan Barnes | 26 Mar 2018 | Quoting Other Writers
I love this story of what a little girl learnt in Sunday School, based on Genesis 5:24 “Enoch walked faithfully with God; then he was no more, because God took him away.”: “We heard about a man named Enoch. He used to go on long walks with God. One day they walked so...
by Susan Barnes | 19 Mar 2018 | Short Devotion
Read more of my short devotions on this blog or on Pinterest. “And I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring and hers; he will crush your head, and you will strike his heel.” Genesis 3:15 God told the devil that his attacks were...
by Susan Barnes | 8 Jan 2018 | Short Devotion
Read more of my short devotions on this blog or on Pinterest. Eve said, “With the help of the Lord I have brought forth a man.” Genesis 4:1 The literal translation of this quote from the original Hebrews reads: “I have gotten a man: Jehovah”. The words...
by Susan Barnes | 2 Sep 2007 | Devotions OT
She gave this name to the Lord who spoke to her: “You are the God who sees me.” Genesis 16:13 Twice Hagar leaves Abraham’s family and finds herself in the desert. The first time she runs away she is pregnant and meets the angel of the Lord who tells her to go back to...
by Susan Barnes | 5 Dec 2005 | Devotions OT
“And I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring and hers; he will crush your head, and you will strike his heel.” Genesis 3:15 This is a good verse to consider as Christmas approaches because it’s the first reference in the Bible...