Genesis 28: God Will Not Leave You

Last updated on: February 8, 2012 at 9:36 am by Dillon Burroughs

Genesis 28: God Will Not Leave You 2012-02-08T09:36:37-05:00 Dillon Burroughs

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10 Jacob left Beersheba and set out for Harran. 11 When he reached a certain place, he stopped for the night because the sun had set. Taking one of the stones there, he put it under his head and lay down to sleep. 12 He had a dream in which he saw a stairway resting on the earth, with its top reaching to heaven, and the angels of God were ascending and descending on it. 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. I will give you and your descendants the land on which you are lying. 14 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. 15 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.” -Genesis 28:10-15

When Jacob left home, he found himself sleeping outdoors. In fact, a rock served as his pillow. At his lowest point, God spoke to Jacob in a dream. The message? “I am with you,” “I will watch over you,” and “I will bring you back.”

I’m sure there were many low points during Jacob’s 20 years away from home. During some of these times, he must have certainly thought back to these promises from God. Even today, we find such words comforting during life’s troubles. God is with us. He watches over us. He will bring us home. For us, “home” may not be a return to our childhood neighborhood, but points toward our heavenly reality. Those who trust in the Lord can count on being home with him for all eternity.

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