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Read: Genesis 12-13 Focus Verse: “The LORD had said to Abram, ‘Go from your country, your people and your father’s household to the land I will show you.’” (Genesis 12:1). Devotion: All the travels of Abram are interesting to me because God said he’d show him the land he’d inherit, then come stories of at least 4 different places he lives. Is God showing him each place…

Read: Genesis 8-11 Daily focus verse: “‘When the rainbow appears in the clouds, I will see it and remember the everlasting covenant between God and all living creatures of every kind on the earth.’ So God said to Noah, ‘This is the sign of the covenant I have established between me and all life on earth.’” (Genesis 9:16-17). Devotion: Something I hadn’t noticed before is…

Read: Genesis 4-7 Daily Focus Verse: “Cain was then building a city, and he named it after Enoch.” (4:17b) … “‘God has granted me another child in place of Abel, since Cain killed him.’ Seth also had a son, and he named him Enosh.” (Genesis 4:25b-26). Devotion: I love seeing lists in scripture. Reading through the family lines of Adam and Eve may seem tedious, but there…

Reading: Genesis 1-3 Daily Focus Verse: “And the LORD God said, ‘The man has now become like one of us, knowing good and evil. He must not be allowed to reach out his hand and take also from the tree of life and eat, and live forever.”(Genesis 3:23).  Devotion: It seems striking that man would not be given the fruit of eternal life, yet God’s grand plan seems to…