Food in Famine (The Test)

Genesis 25-26; Psalms 6; Luke 10

“Now there was a famine in the land…The Lord appeared to Isaac and said, ‘Do not go down to Egypt; live in the land where I tell you to live. Stay in this land for a while, and I will be with you and will bless you.’…When the men of that place asked him about his wife, he said, ‘She is my sister.’…”

Genesis 26:1-3, 7

God allows tests in our lives both to teach us dependence on him and to reveal our hearts. The tests of God humble us, discipline us, and teach us obedience if our hearts are open to learning (Deuteronomy 8:1-5). Even with responsive hearts to God in the tests he allows in our lives, we can still fall back on generational sin-strategies like Isaac’s claim that his wife was his sister. This deception caused conflict and mistrust for both his father Abraham and for Isaac. In the test, we, too, can have a “Plan B” solution in our back pockets, rather than trusting in the Lord for provision, protection, and deliverance.

How are we engaging the tests in our lives?

Are we growing in radical dependency on the Lord?

“Lord Jesus, your Word is my food and I will obey you, for your glory.”