The Lord is awe-inspiring, fascinating, intriguing, majestic, and full of splendor: breathtaking! Here is what I saw of him in Genesis 28:13-15,
“I am the Lord, the God of your father Abraham and the God of Isaac. I will give you and your descendants the land on which you are lying. Your descendants will be like the dust of the earth, and you will spread out to the west and to the east, to the north and to the south. All peoples on earth will be blessed through you and your offspring. I am with you and will watch over you wherever you go, and I will bring you back to this land. I will not leave you until I have done what I have promised you.”
This is what the Lord told the patriarch, Jacob, when he had his dream of a stairway to heaven with angels ascending and descending on it. The Lord promises Jacob land, descendants “like the dust of the earth” and a blessing that would come to all the peoples of the earth through Jacob and his offspring. The Lord promises to watch over Jacob and to be with him until he fulfills all his promises to Jacob.
The great and awesome blessing that would come to all the peoples of the earth through Jacob and his offspring will be none other than Jesus Christ! Jesus Christ will come one day as that light Isaiah prophesies of in Isaiah 9:2, “The people walking in darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land of the shadow of death a light has dawned.” In John 8:12 Jesus said, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.” And John 12:46, “I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in me should stay in darkness.” Of Jesus John tells us, “In him was life, and that life was the light of men… The true light that gives light to every man was coming into the world.” John 1:4,9.
The grace of God is just a remarkable thing! Where we deserve his judgment and condemnation, God sends us his Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins! In kindness and mercy he reaches out to us in a love we struggle to comprehend! He has made a way for us back to himself!!
Anything of the Lord capture your heart from Scripture today? Share your theme of worship with us from your Bible reading today. We’d love to hear from you!
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