In this video listen to Genesis 26 read by David Alley, followed by comments and prayer.

Genesis 26 tells of how Isaac prospered during a famine. He went to the land of the Philistines where he not only prospered, but repeated the sins of his father ABraham in lying about his wife. This shows us that we must be careful how we act, because our children pick up our values and way of life.

Later in the chapter Isaac redigs wells that his father Abraham had dug. This must have been frustrating for him, but illustrates spiritual truth to us. Sometimes we have to go back to prayer and fight again to reobtain victories that were previously obtained. Each generation has to find its own breakthrough and shouldn’t rest on the laurels of those gone before, otherwise we may take for granted what was obtained.

Later in the chapter Esu ...