Father God, I thank you for this time today and I come to
you with love and adoration. Please open
my eyes to see, my ears to hear, my heart to receive and my mind to understand
the insight that you have for me today. Thank you. In Jesus Name, I pray, Amen.
Today I’m lead to a story about Jacob in Genesis 28:10-22.
Jacob was blessed and sent by Isaac to go take a wife. He received the blessing and set out to fulfill
the purpose given to him. He took a step
of faith and headed to the land of his mother as directed. You probably heard this story as a child or
maybe know it from a song; however, I will copy the verses for you to read a
new for yourself to receive what added insight God has for you.
Jacob’s
Vow at Bethel
10 Now Jacob
went out from Beersheba and went toward Haran. 11 So he came to a certain
place and stayed there all night, because the sun had set. And he took one of
the stones of that place and put it at his head, and he lay down in that place
to sleep. 12 Then he
dreamed, and behold, a ladder was set up on the earth, and its
top reached to heaven; and there the angels of God were ascending and
descending on it.
13 And
behold, the Lord stood
above it and said: “I am the Lord God of Abraham your father and the God of Isaac;
the land on which you lie I will give to you and your descendants. 14 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. 15 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 spoken to you.”
16 Then
Jacob awoke from his sleep and said, “Surely the Lord is in this place, and I did not know it.” 17 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!”
18 Then
Jacob rose early in the morning, and took the stone that he had put at his
head, set it up as a pillar, and poured oil on top of it. 19 And he called the name of
that place Bethel;[a] but
the name of that city had been Luz previously. 20 Then Jacob made a vow,
saying, “If God will be with me, and keep me in this way that I am going, and
give me bread to eat and clothing to put on, 21 so that I come back to my
father’s house in peace, then the Lord shall
be my God. 22 And this
stone which I have set as a pillar shall be God’s house, and of all that You
give me I will surely give a tenth to You.”
Wow, there is just so much here. I could expound greatly but will try to be
concise and keep it hopefully short. God
created us from a thought with His purpose a part of us before we even
were. It is built into us to seek and
know what our purpose is, to receive our Creator’s blessing for in that we receive
peace, joy and fulfillment.
Jacob was called by Isaac and he chose to go. In going he received a blessing and a
purpose. He then went forth to fulfill
that purpose. It is the same with
us. God has called us. We get to choose whether we go and seek Him,
His will for us, His direction and His blessing.
Jacob journeyed forth and came to a certain place and rested
there using what items or tools were there.
Jacob rested on his journey. He
did not push through until he had arrived at his final
destination, he rested
when the sun set. Hmmm, something to
ponder. How many of us actually rest in
the evening after sunset? Enjoy and
partake of where we are placed to rest? Rest as in no longer doing chores,
paperwork, etc. Truly, purposeful, just
relax and rest to receive from what has been accomplished (seen and unseen) and
be renewed for what is to come.
During his time of obedience in resting, he used a rock God
provided through creation for his head. Now
a rock doesn’t sound to restful to me.
However, in my spirit the thought of a rock stirs me as it is something
that is solid and dependable. In a time
of constant motion, solid, grounded and dependable is definitely a good thing
in my opinion.
During his rest on the rock he had a dream. Stop and think … do you dream? Do you slow
down enough that you truly relax to enter a restful state that releases control
of your mind to allow dreaming and receiving insight from God? Do you wake and allow yourself to acknowledge
and receive insight from your dream? Or
do you jump up and rush into your day chasing after busyness that allows you to
help fulfill someone else’s expectations and goals? Or keeps you in motion to portray
activity to the non-discerning eye that suggests you’re doing something even if
its running in circle?
Jacob was “on” his journey, not at his home base he departed
from nor at his final arrival destination.
In this journey during this rest, Jacob became aware of a portal to
Heaven where angels were descending and ascending from Heaven to Earth. He received God’s word that his descendants
would spread the earth and be blessed.
God gave his word he would keep them and bring them back to the
land. He further spoke that He would not
leave until He had done what He had spoken.
Jacob was in respectful awe and acknowledged by taking the rock, placing
it as a pillar and poured oil on top of it calling it Bethel (House of El or
House of God). He made a vow. He proclaimed the rock as God’s house and
declared he would give a tenth of all that God gives him.
Wow, that makes me stop and take inventory. I have thanked God for the tools He has
provided for me to fulfill my purpose? To allow me to rest? Am I giving a 10th
of them to him? I must honestly say, in
stopping and assessing, we have anointed our pick up and bikes with oil that we
have stewardship over; however, I do not recall specifically anointing the car with
oil that we have recently been stewarding.
Which then leads to the rest of what we are stewarding. What we have had previously has been well
prayed over and anointed with oil; however, in the busyness I realize that we
have not stopped (rested) and with intent, anointed with oil the new that we
have received to steward in the past few months. We are firm in our conviction and vow to
tithe not just money but our time, home, insights … we share our lives with you
out of love (Thessalonians 2:8). Today,
I ask God to reveal all the things and areas that I have not “oiled” or given a
10th of. I repent and ask God’s
forgiveness, my family’s forgiveness and forgiveness of self that I got so
distracted by things that I have allowed unbalance to enter in and have not “oiled”
the tools provided us for our personal, ministry and business use. Motivated to give thanks, praise and get
oiling!
Thank you for the investment of your
time.
May you hear and receive what is yours
to hear from the sharing of a portion of my insights.
Be blessed in the Name of the Lord.
Created to Serve,
Michelle Wendt
His Beloved, blessed wife and mother
My Father’s Blessing Ministries and Be
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