GOD IS FAITHFUL

He is totally trustworthy to keep His promises and to be true to who He is.

For reading and meditation: Genesis 28:15, Num 23:19, Deut 7:9, psalms 33:4, 36:5

Last week we read in the Genesis about Abraham and Isaac having a revelation of God as an Eternal God. We also saw that the significance of the place Beersheba in both of their life. Now let’s see the hand of God upon Jacob’s life.

Genesis 28:10-18 Jacob’s dream at Bethel

Jacob left Beersheba and send out for Haran where his forefather Abraham was called out by God. Beersheba was the place Abraham had a revelation of God as an eternal God. It was the same place his father Isaac had an encounter with God. Now Jacob is running away from the place of revelation and encounter with God. But something very different happened to him in that night. He had the vision of angels ascending and descending from heaven to earth. There above it stood the Lord, and He said “I am the Lord, the God of your father Abraham and the God of Isaac”-a God who is faithful. Jacob failed to recognize the presence of God but the faithful nature of God followed him everywhere he went. 2 Timothy 2:13 says, even if we are faithless God will remain faithful, for He cannot disown himself.

If we closely look at it the entire bible is filled with the stories of people and nations who are unfaithful to God and the heart cry of God who reaching out them.

Thoughts to ponder: Think of the revelations you have received from God in your difficult situations, Where you had an encounter with the Lord in your recent past? Are you in a place where you have moved out of that revelations and trying to go back to the old ways like Jacob left from Beersheba to Haran?

Prayer: Dear God, Thank you for being faithful to me even when I am not faithful to you. Help me to trust you and stay in the revelations of your faithfulness in my life. In Jesus name. Amen.