- Genesis 28 Daily DEVO Then Jacob made a vow, saying, “If God will be with me and will keep me in this way that I go, and will give me bread to eat and clothing to wear, so that I come again to my father’s house in peace, then the Lord shall be my God” Genesis 28:20-21 – What Jacob said is something I see all of us need to say and live out. He is recognizing that God is promising to be with him and keep him safe, to provide for him and lead him to where is best for him. Jacob realizing this then says if that all is the case, the I’ll let the Lord be my God, the one I listen to, obey, and follow. Have you come to that conclusion yet? God is promising you as well the same thing He promised Jacob here; to guide, keep, and provide. If someone so awesome and powerful as the Lord is saying He’ll do all that and more for you if you choose Him, what’s keeping you from making that choice? Today, start by choosing the Lord to be your God. Not listening to the voices of the other “gods” around, but following the one who has your best interest at heart. I love you, but Jesus loves you more – Mac – Daily DEVO 508
- Behold, I am with you and will keep 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 promised you. Genesis 28:15 – Here this unique promise is to Jacob, that God will secure Jacob and bless Jacob with the descendants that He promised. While this promise is to Jacob, it also echos the promises we see throughout scripture to us. God promises to be with you. God promises to watch over you wherever you go. God’s plan is to bring you back to Him and ultimately back into His arms. God also promises us that until that day comes where all His promises to us are fulfilled, He isn’t leaving us. Which part of this promise to Jacob do you need right now to be reminded of? Listen to what God is promising you and choose to believe it’s true. For how different would your daily battle with worry be if you deeply believed in the promise that God will keep your ways secure? Whatever aspect of these promises you need reminded of, remind yourself of. Walk confidently today knowing you have a God who keeps His word. I love you, but Jesus loves you more – Mac – Daily DEVO 1832
- God Almighty bless you and make you fruitful and multiply you, that you may become a company of peoples. Genesis 28:3 – Abraham received this blessing from the Lord, then Abraham bestowed this blessing on his son Isaac. Now Issac is speaking to his son Jacob and bestowing this same blessing on him. Jacob would be the carrier of God’s blessing and God would create a mighty nation and people for His glory through him. We see this to certainly be true for Jacob later becomes “Israel” and fathers the 12 tribes of Israel that we know from scripture. Yet, when did Jacob earn this blessing? Was it when he deceived his father by pretending to be Esau? Was it when he faithfully obeyed the directions of his father not to marry a Canaanite? When did Jacob receive this blessing? Before he was even born (Genesis 25:23). Jacob did nothing to “earn” God’s blessing, in fact his actions so far would in most eyes discount him from receiving such a blessing? God though still choose to bless Jacob for our God is a God who keeps His promises. The promise God made to Abraham, then to Isaac, and now is passing along to Jacob was a promise God was going to keep regardless of the faithfulness of those He made the promise to. We learn and see from scripture that God remains faithful even when we are faithless. Trust then that whatever God has promised in scripture to you is yours. Yes, maybe you have found yourself acting in a faithless manner recently, but that doesn’t equate you losing God’s love and presence with you that He has promised in scripture to give you. What God has spoken He will fulfill. Like Jacob, we have done nothing to earn such blessing and faithfulness from the Lord, but because our God always keeps His word, we can walk today in confidence knowing our God will always fulfill what He has spoken to us. I love you, but Jesus loves you more – Mac – Daily DEVO 2834
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