The gate of heaven.

I’m currently reading through the Bible Chronologically and am in the book of Genesis at the moment. It’s been really interesting and faith building reading about Abraham, Isaac & Jacob. How they were far from perfect, but trusted in God and had a relationship with God despite their flaws.

That’s really encouraging to me. God wants relationship with us despite our many flaws and failing and imperfections.

I’ve just read Genesis 28 where Jacob is on the run from his brother Esau after cheating him out of his birthright and receiving the blessing from his father.

Jacob goes to sleep and has a dream of a ladder resting on the earth and reaching up into heaven with angels of God ascending and descending upon it. He even sees the Lord, who says to him “I am the Lord, the God of Abraham your grandfather, and the God of Isaac. I will give you and your descendants the land on which you are now sleeping. Your descendants will be as many as the dust of the earth. They will spread west and east, north and south, and all the families of the earth will be blessed through you and your descendants. I am with you and will protect you everywhere you go and will bring you back to this land. I will not leave you until I have done what I have promised you.”

From being in a place of loneliness and being far from home, Jacob is encouraged by God and also put in awe of God. This becomes a marker point in his life. In fact Jacob sets up the stone that he used as a pillow as a memorial stone to God.

What hard places in your life has God transformed into gateways to heaven and places where He has revealed Himself to you? Where your place of hardness was changed into an avenue for God’s blessing in your life?

As you think about that, please also be thinking about the young people that attend the events we hold at Llandudno Youth for Christ. Please be praying for them, that like Jacob they would have a revelation of God that becomes a memorial stone in their life.

Have a great week and be blessed!