A Glimpse of Real Reality
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God is Over All
God is Over All
Genesis 28:10–15 (NIV)
Jacob left Beersheba and set out for Harran. 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. 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. There above it 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. 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. 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.”
The book of Genesis tells the story of the fleeting heart of mankind. In the garden, God breathed into man life and placed Adam and Eve in the Garden. The garden was filled with everything that was needed. Every tree was good to eat and would meet the needs to God’s creation.
Genesis 2:9 (NIV)
The Lord God made all kinds of trees grow out of the ground—trees that were pleasing to the eye and good for food. In the middle of the garden were the tree of life and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.
God does not mince words. He placed all kinds of trees around Adam and Eve and these trees were pleasing to the eye and good to eat. And then at the center of the garden was placed two trees. In other words, they would have to pass by all of the trees that were designed for food to reach the two trees that served secondary purposes.
When our eyes shift from the Lord and we begin to believe that our present circumstances are our true reality, the deception of lack will take root. Eve believed that she lacked so she ate of the tree.
Genesis 3:6 (NIV)
When the woman saw that the fruit of the tree was good for food and pleasing to the eye, and also desirable for gaining wisdom, she took some and ate it. She also gave some to her husband, who was with her, and he ate it.
The rest of the book of Genesis, nay the story of man, perpetuates this deception. From Adam to Cain to Noah to Abraham, we see the hearts of man becoming engrossed in what they lack and driven by the desire to take that which they believe they have been denied.
Shift in Trust
Shift in Trust
Genesis 28:16–22 (NIV)
When Jacob awoke from his sleep, he thought, “Surely the Lord is in this place, and I was not aware of it.” 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.”
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. He called that place Bethel, though the city used to be called Luz.
Then Jacob made a vow, saying, “If God will be with me and will watch over me on this journey I am taking and will give me food to eat and clothes to wear so that I return safely to my father’s household, then the Lord will be my God and this stone that I have set up as a pillar will be God’s house, and of all that you give me I will give you a tenth.”
Jacob returns the Lord to the position of authority in his life. He proclaims to his heart the promises of God. He actively participates in trusting the Lord.