"Behold, I am with thee, and will keep thee in all places whither thou
goest; for I will not leave thee, until I have done that which I have
spoken to thee of." - Genesis 28:15
Here is a promise to Jacob, and not to Jacob only, personally
considered, but to Jacob's seed. For the apostle Paul was commissioned
by the Holy Ghost to tell the church of Jesus, that we, as Isaac was,
are the children of promise. Hence this, like all other promises in
Christ Jesus, is yea and amen. Pause, then, my soul, and ask thyself
what hath the Lord spoken to thee of? Hath he met with thee in Bethel,
as he found Jacob? And hath he there spoken unto thee? How wilt thou
know? Very plainly. Jesus hath met with thee, hath indeed spoken unto
thee, if so be thou hast seen thine own unworthiness and sinfulness by
nature and by practice; and if thou hast seen the King in his beauty,
even Jesus in his own glory, suitableness, and all-sufficiency, as a
Saviour; and inclined thine heart by his grace to believe in him, to
depend upon him, and to live to him and his glory. What sayest thou, my
soul, to these things? Is this promise made to Jacob and his seed
thine? If so, live upon Jesus, and plead the fulfilment of it daily,
hourly. Say to him, my soul, Lord, what hast thou spoken to me of, but
mercy, pardon, peace, and grace, with all spiritual blessings in Christ
Jesus? And what have I to depend upon, or what indeed can I need more,
but thy promise and the great Promiser? Yes, Lord Jesus, I do depend, I
do believe. Surely thou wilt never leave whom thou hast once loved; and
therefore thou wilt not leave me, until thou hast done that which thou
hast spoken of in grace here, and wilt complete in glory hereafter.
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