Greetings, Precious Family:
May the Peace of the Lord be with you.
Family, as the month of February is about to come to a close, I want to give honor to some of the older gospel hymns. Today, I want to give honor to the hymn Jacob’s Ladder. The hymn is taken from Genesis 28:10-19 and accounts when Jacob is running from Esau because he stole his brother’s blessing and birthright by tricking his father. His mother told him to run, and Genesis 28 is the account of what happened.
Scripture Passage of the Day
Genesis 28:10-19
New International Version
Jacob’s Dream at Bethel
10 Jacob left Beersheba and set out for Harran. 11 When he reached a certain place, he stopped for the night because the sun had set. Taking one of the stones there, he put it under his head and lay down to sleep. 12 He had a dream in which he saw a stairway resting on the earth, with its top reaching to heaven, and the angels of God were ascending and descending on it. 13 There above it[a] stood the Lord, and he said: “I am the Lord, the God of your father Abraham and the God of Isaac. I will give you and your descendants the land on which you are lying. 14 Your descendants will be like the dust of the earth, and you will spread out to the west and to the east, to the north and to the south. All peoples on earth will be blessed through you and your offspring.[b] 15 I am with you and will watch over you wherever you go, and I will bring you back to this land. I will not leave you until I have done what I have promised you.”
16 When Jacob awoke from his sleep, he thought, “Surely the Lord is in this place, and I was not aware of it.” 17 He was afraid and said, “How awesome is this place! This is none other than the house of God; this is the gate of heaven.”
18 Early the next morning Jacob took the stone he had placed under his head and set it up as a pillar and poured oil on top of it. 19 He called that place Bethel,[c] though the city used to be called Luz.
Let Us Pray
Spirit of the Living God, thank you for teaching us in every moment. You teach us and bless us even when we don’t deserve it. May our hearts always be for obedience. In the name of Jesus, The Christ we do pray.
And we let it be…And so it is…
Amen, Amen, and Amen
Video of the Day
Rev. Marcia Davis, BA, MA
Covington, GA
Sacred Journey Devotionals - Where Christianity and Metaphysics Meet 