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GENESIS 17-18:
Remember that in chapter 15 we heard of God's covenant with Abram and Abram's fully believing God's promises. Then in chapter 16 we read of Abram and Sarai trying to help God fulfill his promises.

Chapter 15 verse 6 is a famous verse that is quoted three times in the NT:

GNT translates it this way: 6 Abram put his trust in the Lord, and because of this the Lord was pleased with him and accepted him. 

[The NT translates this verse a bit differently because it is quoted from the Septuagint (the LXX, the ancient translation of the Old Testament into Greek, made in the third and second centuries BC). ]

JOB 9:
In chapter 8 of Job, Bildad defended God as always acting with justice and insisted that this meant that there had to be some sin on Job's part or his children's.

MARK 6a:
Yesterday In the second half of Mark 5, we heard how Jesus did two amazing miracles— the second one causing a dead girl to live again.

Let’s pray before opening God’s Word today.
Our heavenly Father and our sovereign God. Thank you for the story of Abraham, for what you did in his life. You wanted him to trust You in an impossible situation. You could have given him an heir much earlier. But You wanted him to trust You in a special way. And it says that “Abram put his trust in the Lord” and because of this You, Lord were “pleased with him and accepted him.” And then, Lord, in Mark, the woman had an impossible situation and came to Jesus for healing. And Jairus, had an impossible situation. Jesus told him, “Don’t be afraid. Only believe.” And to the woman he said, “You are healed because you fully believe in Me.” Dear heavenly Father, we will pray today asking You to help us in our own impossible situations. And please help us to bring You glory by leading a life of fully believing in You.