Today we read Genesis 26. Although Isaac doubts the Lord’s protection and lies to Abimelech, the Lord provides Isaac with agricultural prosperity and the respect of local rulers. When Isaac is displaced because of a water dispute, the Lord shows His care by promising His presence. Although we sometimes lack confidence in the Lord’s providential care, He daily and richly provides for all our needs of body and soul. He is richly present with us because He has placed His name on us in Baptism and feeds us with the true body and blood of Christ in the bread and wine of the Lord’s Supper. • For all Your gifts we thank You, dear Savior! Amen.
Various Authors. The Lutheran Study Bible (pp. 689-690). (Function). Kindle Edition.