Timeless Truth
With Pastor Tope Oyeneye
Jacob Loved God
Scripture.
Genesis 28:15 KJV
"And, behold, I am with thee, and will keep thee in all places whither thou goest, and will bring thee again into this land; for I will not leave thee, until I have done that which I have spoken to thee of".
Message:
Jacob was one of the twin that God blessed Isaac with, he was the grandchild of Abraham. Jacob loved God and was passionate about spiritual things. No wonder God was always showing up for him in visitations and encounters. You see, the matter is that, God loves everyone, that was why He died for us. But there are people that have gone further in their walk with God beyond just "God loving them", they love God back in an exceptional way.
When God sees such return on His love investment, He goes all out for such a life. God loved both Jacob and Esau, He created them, but I believe Jacob went further, there was a return on investment on the love of God over Jacob. On the other side, Esau was a terrible person, God saw no value on the love investment on Esau. The Bible says in Romans 9:13 (KJV) "As it is written, Jacob have I loved, but Esau have I hated". God is love, for Him to say, "He hate someone", that person must really be terrible.
Esau was said to be a profane person, Heb. 12:16 (KJV) says, "lest there be any fornicator, or profane person, as Esau, who for one morsel of meat sold his birthright". To be profane means, "to have no value for God or spiritual things", Esau was not concerned about kingdom matters, no passion for God at all, he was uninvolved. God saw ahead before they were born that one will love Him back and the other will not value Him back for His love.
Have you ever seen any account in the Scriptures where God spoke to Esau or visited him in an encounter? But Jacob had multiplied encounters with the Almighty. God told Jacob in Gen. 28:15 (KJV) "And, behold, I am with thee, and will keep thee in all places whither thou goest, and will bring thee again into this land; for I will not leave thee, until I have done that which I have spoken to thee of".
You think God will be with a disobedient, nonchalant person in all places, you think God will tell a casual person, "I will not leave thee, until I have done that which I have spoken to thee of? There was a way Jacob related with God that provoked visitations, encounters and statements like this from God's mouth, these are not words that can be said to everybody. God saw a commitment from Jacob. You will not fail!
Prayers and Counsel
Counsel.
(1) There are people that have gone further in their walk with God beyond just "God loving them", they love God back in an exceptional way.
(2) There was a way Jacob related with God that provoked visitations, encounters and statements like this from God's mouth, these are not words that can be said to everybody.
Prayer.
Father captivate my heart with your love. Help me to love you with everything, in Jesus name.
Daily reading:
Psalm 87v1- 7, Prov. 21v1- 31
Numbers 9v1- 23, Mark 13v1- 37
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