Know that I Am with You

Assuring Hope
Comfort for Gods People

Genesis 28:10-17 (The Message)

^10-12 Jacob left Beersheba and went to Haran. He came to a certain place and camped for the night since the sun had set. He took one of the stones there, set it under his head and lay down to sleep. And he dreamed: A stairway was set on the ground and it reached all the way to the sky; angels of God were going up and going down on it.
 ^13-15 Then God was right before him, saying, "I am God, the God of Abraham your father and the God of Isaac. I'm giving the ground on which you are sleeping to you and to your descendants. Your descendants will be as the dust of the Earth; they'll stretch from west to east and from north to south. All the families of the Earth will bless themselves in you and your descendants. Yes. I'll stay with you, I'll protect you wherever you go, and I'll bring you back to this very ground. I'll stick with you until I've done everything I promised you."
 ^16-17 Jacob woke up from his sleep. He said, "God is in this place—truly. And I didn't even know it!" He was terrified. He whispered in awe, "Incredible. Wonderful. Holy. This is God's House. This is the Gate of Heaven."

For Reflection
In his dream, Jacob saw the hard wired connection between God and mankind.  At that point Jacob realized that the earth upon which he walked was holy ground and no matter where he went he was in God's house and under His protection. How does one act in the house of God? If we are in the household of God, each of us has a purpose to fulfill. What is your task?

Pray
to listen closely for the task for which God has prepared you.  Pray for the courage to follow God's direction.