The Blessing Passed On

 

Today's verse is Genesis 28:4

And give thee the blessing of Abraham, to thee, and to thy seed with thee; that thou mayest inherit the land wherein thou art a stranger, which God gave unto Abraham. 

    It is here that the blessing is fully passed unto Jacob, later to be called Israel. It is here, before even Jacob was truly converted that he received the promise. It was here that Jacob was lifted up over Esau his brother, even though he was being sent away. And in receiving this promise, Jacob responds and makes a deal with God, and though it took 21 years for it to be fully fulfilled, both kept the bargain. Have you yet learned what God has for you? What he plans for you, what he wishes to accomplish through you? Having learned that he is, will you diligently seek him, and to do all that he asks. If so, know that he has set a reward for you that you cannot comprehend, and though the way may seem hard, even as Jacob had no easy sojourn in Padan-aram, and after, he became the father of God’s chosen People, by whom the Saviour came. Will you come and see what God has for you. Amen.

To God be the Glory

Scott

Today’s reading is Genesis 28-29, Mark 11

Monday’s reading will be Genesis 30-31, Psalm 11, Mark 12