“我与你同在，你无论到哪里去，我必看顾你；我必领你回到这地方来，因为我必不离弃你，直到我实现了我对你所应许的。” 雅各一觉醒来，说：“耶和华确实在这地方，我竟不知道！””
创世记 28:15-16
“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.” When Jacob awoke from his sleep, he thought, “Surely the Lord is in this place, and I was not aware of it.””
Genesis 28:15-16
Sometimes our perceptions of God get a startling adjustment. That was the case for Jacob in today’s passage. From our perspective we know through the Old and New Testament Scriptures that God is everywhere and is always with us. But Jacob’s knowledge was limited. His statement in Genesis 28:16 hints that he thought he was out of “God’s area.”
How comforting it must have been to Jacob to realize that though he had left his family and his home, he was still in the presence of God.
How does knowing that God is always present comfort you?
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