Today's Reading...
Genesis 28:10-22
Luke 11:1-13
Luke 11:33-36
Genesis 28:16-17
Then Jacob awoke from his sleep and said, "Surely the Lord is in this place and I wasn't even aware of it." But he was also afraid and said, "what an awesome place this is! It is none other than the house of God, the very gateway to heaven!"
Observation
Each of the patriarchs; Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, had to have their own experience with God. They could not accomplish God's plan without it. Their obedience, that was credited to them as righteousness could not come through the journey of their father or grandfather; it had to be their own.
This passage is about that experience for Jacob. It caused both joy and fear to come to his heart, which drove him to his knees in worship, securing his own relationship and experience with Jehovah God.
Application
The success of my own journey can never be found in the success of someone else's. There are so many books written by godly men and women charting the success of their journey with Jesus. These books are great resources of inspiration, but they must never be a substitute for the experience that Jesus want for my life.
Every day I must get a fresh word from Jesus for this journey. It must be birthed through his word and prayer. Everything else, as good as it may be, has to be secondary to this. I simply can't live my life on the principles that someone discovered through their own process of being with Jesus. I must listen for myself. It's only then that the experience of others can be useful.
Prayer
Father, speak to my heart with a fresh word from your Holy Spirit daily. Let me not be guilty of hitching a ride off the word for someone else, but give me fresh bread from you mouth every day. In Jesus name!
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