02/09/2026
Genesis 26
1. God can bless you even during difficult times
Isaac experienced a famine, but God told him not to leave the land and promised to be with him.
“Stay in this land for a while, and I will be with you and will bless you.” — Genesis 26:3
This teaches us that a difficult season does not mean God has abandoned you. Sometimes the blessing is not in escaping the difficult season but in learning how God can sustain you through it.
💧 2. Keep digging your wells
One of the strongest lessons in Genesis 26 is Isaac's wells.
Isaac dug wells that his father's servants had previously dug, but the Philistines filled them with earth. Isaac dug again and again. When there was conflict over one well, he moved and dug another.
Eventually he dug a well where there was no dispute, and he said:
“Now the LORD has given us room and we will flourish in the land.” — Genesis 26:22