#genesis 16:1-16

[walkswithmyfather]

Genesis 16:1-16 (NIV). “Now Sarai, Abram’s wife, had borne him no children. But she had an Egyptian slave named Hagar; so she said to Abram, “The LORD has kept me from having children. Go, sleep with my slave; perhaps I can build a family through her.” Abram agreed to what Sarai said. So after Abram had been living in Canaan ten years, Sarai his wife took her Egyptian slave Hagar and gave her to her husband to be his wife. He slept with Hagar, and she conceived. When she knew she was pregnant, she began to despise her mistress. Then Sarai said to Abram, “You are responsible for the wrong I am suffering. I put my slave in your arms, and now that she knows she is pregnant, she despises me. May the LORD judge between you and me.” “Your slave is in your hands,” Abram said. “Do with her whatever you think best.” Then Sarai mistreated Hagar; so she fled from her. The angel of the LORD found Hagar near a spring in the desert; it was the spring that is beside the road to Shur. And he said, “Hagar, slave of Sarai, where have you come from, and where are you going?” “I’m running away from my mistress Sarai,” she answered. Then the angel of the LORD told her, “Go back to your mistress and submit to her.” The angel added, “I will increase your descendants so much that they will be too numerous to count.” The angel of the LORD also said to her: “You are now pregnant and you will give birth to a son. You shall name him Ishmael, for the LORD has heard of your misery. He will be a wild donkey of a man; his hand will be against everyone and everyone’s hand against him, and he will live in hostility toward all his brothers.” She gave this name to the LORD who spoke to her: “You are the God who sees me,” for she said, “I have now seen the One who sees me.” That is why the well was called Beer Lahai Roi; it is still there, between Kadesh and Bered. So Hagar bore Abram a son, and Abram gave the name Ishmael to the son she had borne. Abram was eighty-six years old when Hagar bore him Ishmael.”

“The Wisdom of Waiting” By Daniel Jongsma (Today Devotional):

“The Lord is not slow in keeping his promise, as some understand slowness. Instead, he is patient with you.” —2 Peter 3:9 (NIV)

“Abraham struggled to wait for his and Sarai’s promised child to be born. It seemed to him that God was too slow in keeping his promises. Eventually Abraham and Sarai lost patience with God and tried to have a child in their own unsanctified way (through Sarai’s servant). In his foolishness, Abraham ran ahead of God—leaving a path of relational carnage in his wake.

Many of us can probably recall times when we have done something similar. We were unhappy with God’s timing and began doubting his reliability. Maybe we didn’t go as far as Abraham did, but we still charged ahead and tried to ­direct our own destiny.

Often we find it easier to work rather than wait, to try harder rather than to trust, to play God rather than to surrender to him. But Abraham learned the hard way that there is one thing worse than waiting for God—and that is wishing you had waited. Abraham spent the rest of his life regretting his lack of faith and the rashness of his actions.

God’s timing and ours are often not in sync, so we are called to wait. And yet the Lord is not slow in keeping his promises (2 Peter 3:9). From the perspective of eternity, God’s timing is perfect. Our calling is simply to trust God, giving him the time and space needed to work out his good plan.

Lord, it is a privilege to be part of your great plan to restore this world. Help us to step into that plan, waiting patiently to see what you will do in us and through us. Amen.”

[queerprayers]

Happy Transgender Day of Visibility in honor of El Roi, God Who Sees, who made all things, visible and invisible. We know a God of justice and protection, of vulnerability and truth, a God transfigured and transubstantiated, unashamed of scars, breaking gender roles, bringing resurrection. The God who loves us knows firsthand the rotten fruit of political oppression. They have commanded and blessed name changes. They are father and mother, beyond and encompassing our ideas of gender. To all my trans siblings: I am so lucky to know you, to see your God-given gifts, to be present in your joy. I pray today especially for those for whom visibility brings danger, and for those only fully seen by God. The Lord bless you and keep you. The Lord make his face to shine upon you and be gracious to you. The Lord look upon you with favor and give you peace. Amen.

[aressida]

Feminists, I want to express how I feel when I see all of you (as someone who once held feminist views and disliked men a decade ago, but now that I have gained understanding): Enough with the sabotage!

Be the duty of a woman. -> Genesis 2:18

-> Galatians 3:28 -> 1 Timothy 2:9-15 -> 1 Corinthians 11:3 -> Titus 2:3-5 -> 1 Timothy 2:11-12 -> Ephesians 5:22-24 -> Proverbs 31:11–12 -> Genesis 3:16

[mybeautifulchristianjourney]

Abram Rescues Lot

1 And it came to pass in the days of Amraphel king of Shinar, Arioch king of Ellasar, Chedorlaomer king of Elam, and Tidal king of nations, 2 that these made war with Bera king of Sodom, and with Birsha king of Gomorrah, Shinab king of Admah, and Shemeber king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela, which is Zoar. 3 All these were joined together in the Vale of Siddim, which is the Salt Sea. 4 Twelve years they served Chedorlaomer, and in the thirteenth year they rebelled. 5 And in the fourteenth year came Chedorlaomer and the kings that were with him, and smote the Rephaim in Ashteroth Karnaim, and the Zuzim in Ham, and the Emim in Shaveh Kiriathaim, 6 and the Horites in their Mount Seir, unto Elparan, which is by the wilderness. 7 And they returned and came to Enmishpat, which is Kadesh, and smote all the country of the Amalekites and also the Amorites, who dwelt in Hazezontamar. 8 And there went out the king of Sodom, and the king of Gomorrah, and the king of Admah, and the king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela (the same is Zoar), and they joined battle with them in the Vale of Siddim, 9 against Chedorlaomer the king of Elam, and against Tidal king of nations, and Amraphel king of Shinar, and Arioch king of Ellasar – four kings against five. 10 And the Vale of Siddim was full of slime pits; and the kings of Sodom and Gomorrah fled and fell there, and those who remained fled to the mountain. 11 And they took all the goods of Sodom and Gomorrah and all their victuals, and went their way. 12 And they took Lot, Abram's brother's son, who dwelt in Sodom, and his goods and departed. 13 And there came one who had escaped, and told Abram the Hebrew, for he dwelt on the plain of Mamre the Amorite, brother of Eshcol and brother of Aner; and these were confederate with Abram. 14 And when Abram heard that his brother was taken captive, he armed his trained servants, born in his own house (three hundred and eighteen), and pursued them unto Dan. 15 And he divided himself against them, he and his servants by night, and smote them and pursued them unto Hobah, which is on the left hand of Damascus. 16 And he brought back all the goods, and also brought again his brother Lot and his goods, and the women also and the people. — Genesis 14:1-16 | Third Millennium Bible (TMB) Third Millennium Bible, New Authorized Version, Copyright 1998 by Deuel Enterprises, Inc. All rights reserved. Cross References: Genesis 10:10; Genesis 10:19; Genesis 10:22; Genesis 11:3; Genesis 11:27; Genesis 12:5; Genesis 13:10; Genesis 13:12; Genesis 13:18; Genesis 16:14; Genesis 19:17; Genesis 21:21; Numbers 32:37; Numbers 34:12; Deuteronomy 1:4; 1 Samuel 30:8; 1 Samuel 30:18; Hosea 11:8; Acts 9:2; Acts 9:8; Acts 9:10

[7grandmel]

Todays rip: 05/09/2023

Door into a Hundred Summers

Season 1 Featured on: 7 Somari Dad

Ripped by DEVO✝ED

Man. I wish I knew where to begin with this one.

Though its a phenomenon on SiIva I previously attached specifically to Animal Crossing: New Horizons rips in my post on Noonsummer Madness, the truth is that lofi rap mashups have been present on the channel ever since the start. Tracks like Stickerbush Symphony from Donkey Kong Country 2 have become iconic on SiIva specifically due to just how frequently they get mashed up with various kinds of lofi music, and, well...its understandable! These rips are often ridiculously effective despite their simple execution and, in many cases, brings spotlight to music that's perhaps outside the average SiIva viewer's field of listenable music.

Door into a Hundred Summers sticks out to me as one of the first rips I discovered through album listening to truly hit me in the heart, in many ways because of just how much of a suspenseful buildup it has. For a solid minute, the original Door into Summer (already a beautiful track) plays completely unedited, before suddenly being cut off. When it returns a few seconds later, its pitched down, at a slower playback speed - and mashed up with 100 by rapper The Game. Despite having no connection to this artist, or really much of any connection to rap music in general back in 2016 - this excellent shift from Door into Summer's original sound into this new rendition has stuck with me for all these years - its haunting in how effective it is in transitioning from one to another. 100 then takes charge as the main melody of the rip, and Door into Summer eventually transitions into Seascape, also from Knuckles Chaotix. Its another form of escalation and cleanly divides the whole rip into three distinct sections that flow into one another beautifully.

I wish I had more to comment on in terms of the contents of 100 itself, but I'm purely a vibes listener here - and the vibes of this rip are fucking immaculate. During DEVO✝ED's time on the channel from Season 1 to 5, he gradually transitioned from making comedic and downright beautiful mashups - such as this one - to making an sizable amount of contributions for SiIva's more serious-arrangement events such as the two King for a Day tournaments. It seems to me that in his style of work, comedy tends to play second fiddle to the raw feeling and emotion of a rip. And Door into a Hundred Summers speaks for itself in just how effective that direction is.

[dionysus-complex]

one thing I do truly love about the Mountain Goats is that I've seen them 5 times and every single show after the first has had a (semi-) deep cut or two or three that has completely etched the show into my brain

[drshermaines-wisdomnuggets]

"CONFRONTING THE ENEMY'S TACTICS!"

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[thestornillados]

[bojackson54]

You Just Might Be A Priest! Here's Why:

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[mindfulldsliving]

The Importance of Humility in Overcoming Conceit

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Overcoming Conceit: A Guide to Spiritual Discipline Ecclesiastes 1:13; 1 Corinthians 8:1; Romans 12:16; Genesis 8:21 In a world where self-promotion often takes center stage, the challenge of balancing humility with conceit is more pressing than ever. We often find ourselves grappling with the idea of how to acknowledge our own achievements without slipping into vanity. Biblically speaking,…

[touchofgoddotworld]

Before I Formed You in the Womb I Knew You (248) – June 1 2024

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[graceandpeacejoanne]

The Tru316 Foundation

There are 66 books in the Bible, with 929 chapters, and 31, 102 verses. Over thirty thousand verses! But, The Tru316 Foundation focuses on just one verse: Genesis 3:16. #Tru316 #Genesis316 #BruceCEFleming

The Tru316Foundation is one of several organizations I am affiliated with and recently received a prestigious award from, as appreciation for the work I have been doing in concert with Dr. Joy Fleming and Rev. Bruce Fleming. There are 66 books in the Bible, with 929 chapters, and 31, 102 verses. Over thirty thousand verses! But, The Tru316 Foundation focuses on just one verse: Genesis 3:16. Yes,…

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[re4med]

The Morning Devotional: WCF 32.1-2

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[amylinneaposts]

Unaffected, Unmoved, Unavailable

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[bookkats]

Finding God: Garden of Eden

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