Sunday Devotional

"And, behold, I am with thee, and will keep thee in all places whither thou goest." ~ Genesis 28:15

Do we need journeying mercies? Here are choice ones--God's presence and preservation. In all places we need both of these, and in all places we shall have them if we go at the call of duty, and not merely according to our own fancy.... in every region the Lord is [our] dwelling place, even as he has been to his saints in all generations.

We may miss the protection of an earthly monarch, but when God says, "I will keep thee," we are in no real danger. This is a blessed passport for a traveler, and a heavenly escort for an emigrant.

Jacob had never left his father's room before: he had been a mother's boy, and not an adventurer like his brother. Yet he went abroad, and God went with him. He had little luggage, and no attendants; yet no prince ever journeyed with a nobler bodyguard. Even while he slept in the open field, angels watched over him, and the Lord God spoke to him. If the Lord bids us go, let us say with our Lord Jesus, "Arise, let us go hence."

~Taken from devotional: The Cheque Book of the Bank of Faith by Charles Haddon Spurgeon, one who lived the life of faith (1834 - 1892).

~Deb

Comments

[Susan]

Perfect for our year ahead! Thanks, Deb!

[victoria]

Comforting thoughts.

Victoria

[Islandsparrow]

Well now - God's timing with a perfect devotion!