Genesis 28:13 At the top of the stairway stood the Lord, and he said, “I am the Lord, the God of your grandfather Abraham, and the God of your father, Isaac.
Jacob had fooled his father Isaac, orchestrated by his mother Rebecca for the blessing that was due to Esau her firstborn. Esau warns his brother Jacob, "When our father dies, I will settle the score with you and kill you." Rebecca tells Jacob to flee to her brother's house Laban. Jacob had not only grabbed his brothers heel at birth, his inheritance, but now his brother's blessings from Isaac. Now he grabs his shoes and runs for his life.
On his journey to Laban, God speaks to Jacob a word that would forever change his life. At sundown he goes to sleep. He dreams of a stairway that reaches from earth up to heaven. Angles of God are going up and down the stairway. God speaks and says, "Jacob I am giving you and your descendants this land. The ground you're lying on belongs to you. All of the families of the earth will be blessed through you and your descendants. I will protect you and one day I will bring you back to this land. I will not leave you until I have finished giving you everything I have promised."
What an amazing story, that after Jacob has grabbed in deceit his brother's incredible riches, God isn't scolding him but rather promises him a brand new future for his life. When will we get it, that God hasn't come to junk us or get rid of us, but rather change us unto his glorious image. God has a lot of work to do on Jacob, but promises him a bright future.
In spite of your blunders and mistakes in life, God hasn't come to scold you for your blunders and evil doings, but rather has come to give you life, that you might have it more abundantly. From this day, Jacob's life would never be the same again. Wake up friend, God has new beginning's for your life today. Look into the heavens and the word of God and see what He has in store for you.
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