I Will Go With You and Bring You Back

So Jacob set out for Egypt with all his possessions. And when he came to Beersheba, he offered sacrifices to the God of his father, Isaac. During the night God spoke to him in a vision. "Jacob! Jacob!" he called. "Here I am," Jacob replied. "I am God, the God of your father," the voice said. "Do not be afraid to go down to Egypt, for there I will make your family into a great nation. I will go with you down to Egypt, and I will bring you back again. You will die in Egypt, but Joseph will be with you to close your eyes." Genesis 46:1-4

 They are having a famine…but there is something that Jacob could sacrifice? That is devotion to God to sacrifice rather than feed his family. I thought it was interesting that here God states… I am God. I AM. That is the name He tells Moses to use. I AM.

But Moses protested, "If I go to the people of Israel and tell them, 'The God of your ancestors has sent me to you,' they will ask me, 'What is His name?' Then what should I tell them?" God replied to Moses, "I AM WHO I AM. Say this to the people of Israel: I AM has sent me to you." God also said to Moses, "Say this to the people of Israel: Yahweh, the God of your ancestors—the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob—has sent me to you. This is my eternal name, my name to remember for all generations. Exodus 3:13-15

Yahweh. God doesn’t leave us wondering who He is—but He is totally beyond our comprehension. He is above all—but we can still count on Him to keep His promises. I will….I will…I will.

What promises do you hear God giving to you as you read His word? Are you claiming those and applying them to your life?

Prayer ~ Dear Lord, I hear the still small voice of the Holy Spirit prodding me to call…to reach out…to minister to others…to treat others as Jesus would…to do unto others as I would want them to do for me. Help me to be obedient to Your will and Your way, Lord.

Bible Reading: January 27 – Genesis 43-45

Friday’s Feast at the King’s Table

Curries. Yum. I have developed a love of curry over the past few years. I always thought they were too hot…but it depends on the spices. Take a quick look at your bottle of curry powder ingredients. It likely says spices, turmeric (for color), red pepper.  You can make curry using that bottled Curry Powder that you purchase in the grocery store like I have for years—or you can experiment and use individual spices to make your own curry blend. That is just what I have been longing to do.

Here’s a list of spices that were in a couple of Indian or Curry cookbooks that I was delighted to find already on my bookshelf when I spent a cold dreary afternoon pondering the idea of making my own curry powder. I didn’t find any list of ratios for the different spices, but noted that British families who lived in India and Indian restaurants ground their curry powder fresh, from whole spices, everyday.

Black Pepper

Cardamom

Cayenne

Cinnamon

Cloves

Coriander

Cumin

Fennel

Foenugreek

Ginger

Mustard

Turmeric

 Other to include:

Garlic

Caraway

Celery seed

Dill

Mace

Nutmeg

Paprika

Poppy seeds

Saffron

Sage

Bay leaf

Mint

Cubeb

Chilis

Sumach seeds

Juniper berries

Zedoary root                                

You may want to begin mixing your curry powders using the powdered, pre-ground spices you have sitting on your kitchen spice shelf and then consider acquiring whole spices. That is just what I am doing. Turmeric is such a popular anti-inflammatory spice now and it is very mild, so you will want to be sure to include that in your mixture.

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