GENESIS 27: Devotion

Rebekah and Jacob tricked Isaac into giving Jacob his blessing. Esau vowed revenge so Rebekah told Jacob to go to her brother Laban. 

"Rebekah acted on that God dishonoring proverb that is not even in the Bible ‘The Lord helps those who help themselves,’ the truth is, the Lord helps those who have come to the end of themselves. If Rebekah really had confidence in the Divine promise she would have followed the path of duty, assured that in due time God would Himself bring His word to pass."

(A.W. Pink)

J.C. Ryle on John 17:17

"Sanctify them in the truth; Your word is truth."~Jesus

(John 17:17)

"It is a prayer that the Father would make His people more holy, more spiritual, more pure, more saintly in thought and word and deed, in life and character. Surely we need not say much to show the matchless wisdom of this prayer. More holiness is the very thing to be desired for all servants of Christ. Holy living is the great proof of the reality of Christianity. Men may refuse to see the truth of our arguments, but they cannot evade the evidence of a godly life. Holy living trains Christians for heaven. The nearer we live to God while we live, the more ready shall we be to dwell forever in His presence when we die."

(J.C. Ryle)