God's meeting point

"Come with me by yourselves to a quiet place and get some rest."

Do you find yourself longing for some holidays, a time to rest from the tyranny of the urgent to read some good book or go for walks, a swim or practice that sport which you have been putting off for a while?

 Jacob left Beer-Sheba and went toward Haran. He reached a certain place and spent the night there because the sun had set. He took one of the stones from the place, put it there at his head, and lay down in that place. And he dreamed: A stairway was set on the ground with its top reaching heaven, and God’s angels were going up and down on it. Yahweh was standing there beside him, saying, ‘I am Yahweh, the God of your father, Abraham and the God of Isaac. I will give you and your offspring the land that you are now sleeping on. Your offspring will be like the dust of the earth, and you will spread out toward the west, the east, the north, and the south. All the peoples on earth will be blessed through you and your offspring. Look, I am with you and will be with you wherever you go. I will bring you back to this land, for I will not leave you until I have done what I have promised you.’

Jacob was running away for his life, he was running away from his past, he was running away from the consequences of his actions and from his brother's anger. His mother urged him to flee; his father blessed him with a purpose and a mission, and Jacob kept going but felt exhausted so when dusk and night settled in he lay down to sleep. That is when God met him. From heaven came a stairway to meet him right where he was, a spiritual encounter, a promise that God fulfilled.

How many times when all human resources are gone and we feel exhausted God meets us right where we are, just like this heavenly stairway where angels go up and down, God's resources come from heaven to meet and supply all of our needs, to show us the way, to confirm his word and promise to us. It is then that we are finally still and acknowledge that He is the source of power and wisdom and love!



Rest easy, let God take your burden, your tiredness and frustration. His grace is sufficient. He will make a way. He will meet you right there where you are. You just need to look up!