Genesis 15:17 When the sun had set and darkness had fallen, a smoking firepot with a blazing torch appeared and passed between the pieces.
Today is the first day of an entirely new year. As I think about Abram and God and the covenant being made in today’s verses, I recognize that God makes a covenant with us every day, outlined in Psalm 118:24: “This is the day that the LORD has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it.”
Genesis 15:18 On that day the Lord made a covenant with Abram and said, “To your descendants I give this land, from the Wadi of Egypt to the great river, the Euphrates—
For me, that’s what the phrase “Choose Joy” means–to make good on our part of the promise outlined in Psalm 118:24. God created this day. We are to rejoice and be glad in it, to praise God as we find His goodness sprinkled throughout each day. Some days are easier than others, but His goodness, His presence are always there.
Genesis 15:19 the land of the Kenites, Kenizzites, Kadmonites,
Precious Savior, Thank You for a new day, a new year, a fresh start. Thank You for this day that You have made. Help us, each and every day, to rejoice, to praise You, to be glad in the day that we have been granted. Help us to find Your goodness, Your presence, even when it’s difficult. Thank You that You will never leave us, never forsake us. Thank You. Amen.
Genesis 15:20-21 Hittites, Perizzites, Rephaites, Amorites, Canaanites, Girgashites and Jebusites.”
Have a blessed day.