Today is Tuesday, November 13, 2018, and here is your daily devo. It is difficult to read the story of Jacob and fail to see the death of love that God has for him. His unworthiness cast a darkness over his life that serves to make God's mercy engraced to him that much brighter, and it is here that we have a choice to make. We can read about Jacob and walk away in frustration.
Why does he deserve such love? Why does he deserve such graciousness and kindness? Or we can read about Jacob and drop to our knees in awe instead. We have also failed to live up to the goodness that God intends for us, and yet God has been merciful.
God revealed himself to Jacob. Jacob was changed by the presence of God, and that God offers the same reality for us. In fact, the same formula is repeated throughout the Bible. People encounter God and are transformed as a result.
If we are angry about Jacob's story, then we have to ask ourselves, have we experienced the presence of God in our own lives? Think about this. Do you find it easy to accept God's grace and mercy toward Jacob in light of his sin? Like Jacob?
In what ways does experiencing the presence of God through Christ transform us? Thanks for listening to the Daily Depot. I would love to connect with you either on social media, or you can send me an email at atomburton.net. Also, please share this, or like it, send it to somebody who it might be a benefit to.
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