[[-SOAP HUB]] [[Genesis 26]] ## Title: Obedience Pays Off ## Scripture: (Genesis 26:2-5) The Lord appeared to Isaac and said, “Do not go down to Egypt; settle down in the land that I will point out to you. Stay in this land. Then I will be with you and will bless you, for I will give all these lands to you and to your descendants, and I will fulfill the solemn promise I made to your father Abraham. I will multiply your descendants so they will be as numerous as the stars in the sky, and I will give them all these lands. All the nations of the earth will pronounce blessings on one another using the name of your descendants. All this will come to pass because Abraham obeyed me and kept my charge, my commandments, my statutes, and my laws.” (NET) ## Observation: Isaac was not like his father. However, God still had a plan for his life and God was going to continue the legacy that began with his father, Abraham. When the famine struck the land, it would have likely been the most sensible idea to go to Egypt like his father had done. The Lord told him to stay faithful where he was. While Isaac did not do it perfectly, he stayed and the Lord blessed him. This is a great lesson for our lives. Most of the time, God will not tell us to move on to greener pastures, but to grow where we have been planted. Even if we do not do it perfectly, the Lord will guide our steps. While we are not always supposed to stay put in hard times, we often stay where God has placed us because He is doing more than we can currently see. ## Application: Is God calling you to stay and grow where you have been planted in this season? ## Prayer: Thank You, Jesus, for being able to make a miracle out of all our messes.