John 1:47-51 (NKJV)
“Jesus saw Nathanael coming toward Him, and said of him, “Behold, an Israelite indeed, in whom is no deceit! Nathanael said to Him, “How do You know me? Jesus answered and said to him, “Before Philip called you, when you were under the fig tree, I saw you.” Nathanael answered and said to Him, “Rabbi, You are the Son of God! You are the King of Israel!” Jesus answered and said to him, “Because I said to you, ‘I saw you under the fig tree,’ do you believe? You will see greater things than these.” And He said to him, “Most assuredly, I say to you, hereafter you shall see heaven open, and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of Man.”
“Jesus saw Nathanael coming toward Him, and said of him, “Behold, an Israelite indeed, in whom is no deceit! Nathanael said to Him, “How do You know me? Jesus answered and said to him, “Before Philip called you, when you were under the fig tree, I saw you.” Nathanael answered and said to Him, “Rabbi, You are the Son of God! You are the King of Israel!” Jesus answered and said to him, “Because I said to you, ‘I saw you under the fig tree,’ do you believe? You will see greater things than these.” And He said to him, “Most assuredly, I say to you, hereafter you shall see heaven open, and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of Man.”
You are going to truly learn today, if you don't know already--God is the God of "RESETS" in our lives.
We have been in the Old Testament, but let's look today at the New Testament.
Come with me to John 1. After Philip met Jesus of Nazareth for the first time he spoke to him about his friend Nathanael. John 1:46 “Nazareth! Can anything good come from there?” Nathanael asked. “Come and see,” said Philip.
John 1:47 When Jesus saw Nathanael approaching, he said of him, “Here truly is an Israelite in whom there is no deceit.” “Israel” was the name given to Jacob by God. If “Jacob” means “cheater,” then “Israel” means “a noble person who prevails with God.” In essence, Jesus is saying to Nathanael, “You are a true son of the man called Israel.” To say it that way would remind Nathanael of the story of Jacob.
John 1:49 Then Nathanael declared, “Rabbi, you are the Son of God; you are the king of Israel.”
John 1:51 He Jesus added, “Very truly I tell you, you will see ‘heaven open, and the angels of God ascending and descending on’ the Son of Man.”
What is Jesus referring to? He’s referring to Genesis 28, the history of Jacob’s ladder. In the New Testament, Jesus is the ladder to heaven. In Genesis 28 God was at the top and Jacob was at the bottom. In John 1 Jesus the Son of God is at the bottom of the ladder. What does it mean? It means that in the person of Jesus Christ, God has come down the ladder to join us on the earth.
Jesus Christ is himself the stairway that leads back to heaven. If you want to go to heaven, Jesus is the stairway, he is the ladder. John 14:6 Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.
Jacob’s ladder is Jesus Christ himself. He came down from heaven to earth so that we might have a way to go from earth to heaven. Now that Jesus has come, we know that God can never be far away from us. He is with us and he will lead us all the way to eternal life. Matthew 28:20 And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.
We have been in the Old Testament, but let's look today at the New Testament.
Come with me to John 1. After Philip met Jesus of Nazareth for the first time he spoke to him about his friend Nathanael. John 1:46 “Nazareth! Can anything good come from there?” Nathanael asked. “Come and see,” said Philip.
John 1:47 When Jesus saw Nathanael approaching, he said of him, “Here truly is an Israelite in whom there is no deceit.” “Israel” was the name given to Jacob by God. If “Jacob” means “cheater,” then “Israel” means “a noble person who prevails with God.” In essence, Jesus is saying to Nathanael, “You are a true son of the man called Israel.” To say it that way would remind Nathanael of the story of Jacob.
John 1:49 Then Nathanael declared, “Rabbi, you are the Son of God; you are the king of Israel.”
John 1:51 He Jesus added, “Very truly I tell you, you will see ‘heaven open, and the angels of God ascending and descending on’ the Son of Man.”
What is Jesus referring to? He’s referring to Genesis 28, the history of Jacob’s ladder. In the New Testament, Jesus is the ladder to heaven. In Genesis 28 God was at the top and Jacob was at the bottom. In John 1 Jesus the Son of God is at the bottom of the ladder. What does it mean? It means that in the person of Jesus Christ, God has come down the ladder to join us on the earth.
Jesus Christ is himself the stairway that leads back to heaven. If you want to go to heaven, Jesus is the stairway, he is the ladder. John 14:6 Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.
Jacob’s ladder is Jesus Christ himself. He came down from heaven to earth so that we might have a way to go from earth to heaven. Now that Jesus has come, we know that God can never be far away from us. He is with us and he will lead us all the way to eternal life. Matthew 28:20 And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.
Your difficulty and discouragement are part of God’s preparation for greater things to come. You may feel that there is no one with you, but God is with you.
Every sunset is an opportunity to reset. A new dawn is going to come. God will fulfill his promises.
Jacob’s ladder reaches all the way down from heaven, down to the bottom of the pit of your condition.
With God it is never too late, you are never too far gone for a "RESET." He is sending His angels to you, if only you call upon Him. Just as Jesus could have called the angels from heaven to help me the day He hung on the cross--today you and I can call upon them to help us. Jesus Christ built that ladder. He is the ladder.
Every sunset is an opportunity to reset. A new dawn is going to come. God will fulfill his promises.
Jacob’s ladder reaches all the way down from heaven, down to the bottom of the pit of your condition.
With God it is never too late, you are never too far gone for a "RESET." He is sending His angels to you, if only you call upon Him. Just as Jesus could have called the angels from heaven to help me the day He hung on the cross--today you and I can call upon them to help us. Jesus Christ built that ladder. He is the ladder.
ACTION STEP: Call upon the angels today. Tell them to go get your money. Tell them to intercept your loved ones and bring them back to Christ. Whatever you need? Call upon Jesus and He will hear you and answer you. Go ahead--Hit the RESET button in your life!
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