Genesis 28:14-17 (NKJV)
“Also your descendants shall be as the dust of the earth; you shall spread abroad to the west and the east, to the north and the south; and in you and in your seed all the families of the earth shall be blessed. Behold, I am with you and will keep[a] you wherever you go, and will bring you back to this land; for I will not leave you until I have done what I have spoken to you.” Then Jacob awoke from his sleep and said, “Surely the Lord is in this place, and I did not know it.” And he was afraid and said, “How awesome is this place! This is none other than the house of God, and this is the gate of heaven!”
“Also your descendants shall be as the dust of the earth; you shall spread abroad to the west and the east, to the north and the south; and in you and in your seed all the families of the earth shall be blessed. Behold, I am with you and will keep[a] you wherever you go, and will bring you back to this land; for I will not leave you until I have done what I have spoken to you.” Then Jacob awoke from his sleep and said, “Surely the Lord is in this place, and I did not know it.” And he was afraid and said, “How awesome is this place! This is none other than the house of God, and this is the gate of heaven!”
This week in the Reset Series I have expounded on our need as Christians for a “RESET”. We started with #1 “Run FOR a RESET not from it”, #2 Remember why you need a RESET, #3 Rest your head on the ROCK for a RESET!
Today, we will focus on "#4 Review the spoken Word and get RESET."
Here is the interpretation of the dream: "GET YOUR HEAD OUT OF THE CLOUDS AND REVIEW THE SPOKEN WORD OF GOD and God will give you a RESET!"
Let’s view several key points found in Genesis 28: 14-17:
God’s promises to Abraham are reaffirmed. Read Genesis 28:13. There above it stood the LORD, and he said: “I am the LORD, the God of your father Abraham and the God of Isaac. What was the promise given to Abraham? We need to know these promises because they are to us too! They are still ours today.
1.The Land. I will give you this land. Genesis 28:13b I will give you and your descendants the land on which you are lying.
2. Children. Your descendants will be like the dust of the earth. Genesis 28:14 Your descendants will be like the dust of the earth. Ladies and Gentlemen this includes us. We are descendants from Father Abraham.
3. Blessings. Genesis 28:14 All peoples on earth will be blessed through you and your offspring. If you reside in the United States of American and if the truth were told, you and I don’t go without much, if anything. We are a blessed people because we are descendants of Abraham and because we adhere to the Word of God.
4. I am with you. Genesis 28:15a I am with you. Realize you are “never” alone. God is with you. Take heart today and realize there are more for you than against you.
5. I will watch over you. Genesis 28:15b I will watch over you wherever you go. Remember God never sleeps or slumbers.
6. I will not leave you. Genesis 28:15c I will not leave you until I have done what I have promised you. I don’t know if you have earthly faithful friends and family, but rest assured that God IS Faithful!
Today, we will focus on "#4 Review the spoken Word and get RESET."
Here is the interpretation of the dream: "GET YOUR HEAD OUT OF THE CLOUDS AND REVIEW THE SPOKEN WORD OF GOD and God will give you a RESET!"
Let’s view several key points found in Genesis 28: 14-17:
God’s promises to Abraham are reaffirmed. Read Genesis 28:13. There above it stood the LORD, and he said: “I am the LORD, the God of your father Abraham and the God of Isaac. What was the promise given to Abraham? We need to know these promises because they are to us too! They are still ours today.
1.The Land. I will give you this land. Genesis 28:13b I will give you and your descendants the land on which you are lying.
2. Children. Your descendants will be like the dust of the earth. Genesis 28:14 Your descendants will be like the dust of the earth. Ladies and Gentlemen this includes us. We are descendants from Father Abraham.
3. Blessings. Genesis 28:14 All peoples on earth will be blessed through you and your offspring. If you reside in the United States of American and if the truth were told, you and I don’t go without much, if anything. We are a blessed people because we are descendants of Abraham and because we adhere to the Word of God.
4. I am with you. Genesis 28:15a I am with you. Realize you are “never” alone. God is with you. Take heart today and realize there are more for you than against you.
5. I will watch over you. Genesis 28:15b I will watch over you wherever you go. Remember God never sleeps or slumbers.
6. I will not leave you. Genesis 28:15c I will not leave you until I have done what I have promised you. I don’t know if you have earthly faithful friends and family, but rest assured that God IS Faithful!
God met Jacob at his point of his need. For every thought of failure, he had that night, God spoke to him and assured him.
Jacob was having feelings we all have at times. Here are just a few:
1. Shame & Betrayal. Thoughts of shame of betraying his father. Genesis 28:13a “There above it stood the LORD, and he said: “I am the LORD, the God of your father Abraham and the God of Isaac.”
2. Loss of homeland. Genesis 28:13b, “I will give you and your descendants the land on which you are lying.”
3. Insignificance. Thoughts of feeling insignificant. Genesis 28:1, “All peoples on earth will be blessed through you and your offspring.”
4. Loss of family. Genesis 28:14, “Your descendants will be like the dust of the earth.”
5. Fear of the future. Genesis 28:15a, “I am with you and will watch over you wherever you go.”
6. Fear of Failure. Genesis 28:15c, “I will not leave you until I have done what I have promised you.”
Jacob now receives the very same promise God gave his grandfather and his father. In addition, God promises to be with him while he is in Haran, and to bring him back to the Promised Land.
1. Shame & Betrayal. Thoughts of shame of betraying his father. Genesis 28:13a “There above it stood the LORD, and he said: “I am the LORD, the God of your father Abraham and the God of Isaac.”
2. Loss of homeland. Genesis 28:13b, “I will give you and your descendants the land on which you are lying.”
3. Insignificance. Thoughts of feeling insignificant. Genesis 28:1, “All peoples on earth will be blessed through you and your offspring.”
4. Loss of family. Genesis 28:14, “Your descendants will be like the dust of the earth.”
5. Fear of the future. Genesis 28:15a, “I am with you and will watch over you wherever you go.”
6. Fear of Failure. Genesis 28:15c, “I will not leave you until I have done what I have promised you.”
Jacob now receives the very same promise God gave his grandfather and his father. In addition, God promises to be with him while he is in Haran, and to bring him back to the Promised Land.
In every situation of life God is already at work before I get there. So many times, I tend to limit my thinking to the fact that God is with me as I go through life. He’s not only with me now, he’s already way up the road ahead of me. While I am struggling with the problems of today, God is providing solutions for the things I am going to face tomorrow. He’s already there, working in situations I have yet to face.
Are you worried about tomorrow? He’s already there. How about next week? He’s already there. What about that job, relationship, sickness? Fear not. He goes ahead of you, clearing the way, arranging the details of life, so that when you get there, you can have confidence that God has already been there before you. Deuteronomy 31:8, “The LORD himself goes before you and will be with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged.”
Are you worried about tomorrow? He’s already there. How about next week? He’s already there. What about that job, relationship, sickness? Fear not. He goes ahead of you, clearing the way, arranging the details of life, so that when you get there, you can have confidence that God has already been there before you. Deuteronomy 31:8, “The LORD himself goes before you and will be with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged.”
Suddenly Jacob woke up from his sleep. Genesis 28:16-17, “When Jacob awoke from his sleep, he thought, “Surely the LORD is in this place, and I was not aware of it. He was afraid and said, “How awesome is this place! This is none other than the house of God; this is the gate of heaven.”
What was it that Jacob discovered? He discovered the omnipresence of God, that God is everywhere present all the time. God is everywhere. Wherever you are, there God is. And wherever you are, there is a stairway to heaven reaching down from God to right where you are.
When the sun sets, God is there. When you go through affliction, problems with your job, when children are sick, when you are betrayed, when your marriage is rocky, when dream fails God is there.
To further Illustration today’s point, In the book called ‘The Hiding Place’ portrays the story of Corrie Ten Boom and her deliverance from a Nazi prison camp. The book speaks about how Corrie and her sister hid Jews in Holland, were eventually arrested, and sent to the Ravens Bruck Concentration Camp. Corrie’s sister became very sick and Corrie tried to encourage her not to give up. As they sang Christian songs and recited Scripture, the prison guards came in and beat them. Amid that unspeakable degradation, Corrie and her sister witnessed for Jesus Christ. However, in early 1945, through a clerical error, Corrie was released from the prison camp. A few days later all the women her age were put to death. Corrie survived and served the Lord. Corrie Ten Boom said, “I’ve been going all over the world, with one message: There is no pit so deep that the love of God is not deeper still.” Even a Nazi prison camp can become Bethel, the house of God, and the gate of heaven. God is everywhere but most of us meet him in the while we are in the Pit not the Palace.
What was it that Jacob discovered? He discovered the omnipresence of God, that God is everywhere present all the time. God is everywhere. Wherever you are, there God is. And wherever you are, there is a stairway to heaven reaching down from God to right where you are.
When the sun sets, God is there. When you go through affliction, problems with your job, when children are sick, when you are betrayed, when your marriage is rocky, when dream fails God is there.
To further Illustration today’s point, In the book called ‘The Hiding Place’ portrays the story of Corrie Ten Boom and her deliverance from a Nazi prison camp. The book speaks about how Corrie and her sister hid Jews in Holland, were eventually arrested, and sent to the Ravens Bruck Concentration Camp. Corrie’s sister became very sick and Corrie tried to encourage her not to give up. As they sang Christian songs and recited Scripture, the prison guards came in and beat them. Amid that unspeakable degradation, Corrie and her sister witnessed for Jesus Christ. However, in early 1945, through a clerical error, Corrie was released from the prison camp. A few days later all the women her age were put to death. Corrie survived and served the Lord. Corrie Ten Boom said, “I’ve been going all over the world, with one message: There is no pit so deep that the love of God is not deeper still.” Even a Nazi prison camp can become Bethel, the house of God, and the gate of heaven. God is everywhere but most of us meet him in the while we are in the Pit not the Palace.
ACTION STEP: Today, do you find yourself in a Pit? I urge you to stop and ask God to show you the greater meaning of your “Pitstop”? Why are you there? What are you to learn? What are you to teach others? There is no such thing as a missed opportunity, God is with us 100% of the time whether we acknowledge it or not.
If you have not read this book, "The Hiding Place" I highly suggest it.
See you Monday as I continue my series on "RESET", where we will take a look at #5 of 7 Recite Scripture for a RESET."
If you have not read this book, "The Hiding Place" I highly suggest it.
See you Monday as I continue my series on "RESET", where we will take a look at #5 of 7 Recite Scripture for a RESET."
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