#13 - Very well could be that God is in this place, and I know it not. Genesis 28:16
It was a full-fledged lie. Again. Rebekah took the very best garments of Esau's, skins of the best young goats, and the most delicious homemade foods and breads. And she placed it all inside the palms of Jacob, her favorite. God never intended for us play favorites in this life. What are you really saying when you communicate one child is "special," more so than the next? Genesis 27:15. Rebekah knew the blessing was supposed to go to Jacob so she jumped right in to make God's will happen. God does not need our helpfulness to bring about His Will. He can turn the king's heart like a watercourse. Prov. 21:1. He will. All three involved in the drama manipulated to accomplish what they thought was good for them and others.
Not only did Jacob cheat Esau out of the birthright, but Jacob has just usurped the blessing from his older brother with a little help from his mother. Genesis 27:36. And his mother plots to send Jacob to her brother, Laban. Rebekah will never see Jacob again. Although Isaac believes he is nearing death, he goes on to live 43 more years to the age of 180, according to Martin Luther. And all three in the love triangle must live with what they have done and the repercussions. The most severe response comes from Esau who wants the blessing back. He responds with the intent of murder. This is one messed up family. And this is the lineage that Christ chose to make his own, from the families of Jacob.
I see and hear myself, bits and pieces, weaved into the story. I want the best for my life, for my children. Even this day. Will I be driven to dependence on the Providential Hand of God on my life?
Meanwhile … Jacob has a dream. What sets us up for dreams? I wonder.
One night it was four in a row. Same theme: death.
The ingredients of Jacob's Dream:
* a tumultuous journey; a guilty conscience; no place for his head *
A rock for a pillow.
A ladder to climb.
God says: I am Jehovah, the God of your father and your God.
I will not leave you until I have accomplished all the things I have promised to you.
God is everywhere upholding all things by His Power
and God was here in a special sense.
A signal token of His Presence darting from the heavens.
Jacob didn't expect to meet God in such a place.
Remember Mary at Christ's elbow and she knew it not. John 20:13.
Now Jacob, God is in this place and I knew it not. Genesis 28:16.
May we find Him today between a rock and a hard place.
Overlay the New Testament:
What do I think deep within? How will I reason the matters in my mind today? What will I conclude? What will I firmly believed about my issues? Will I be strongly impressed and influenced by the Spirit of God?
"She said to herself, “If I only touch his cloak, I will be healed.” Matthew 9:21.
Reach in and up. And keep on believing in the face of loss and love!
PHOTO: Walking the beaches of Santa Rosa Island praying Psalm 123:2 --- recanting and relenting and listening and lifting eyes to the heavens for help. I must live knocking on that Door, no other.
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